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| wow... it has been a long time since i visited my xanga and posted something... well i guess this is an update...
as many of you know... this summer... decisions... decisions... and even up to the start of the school year... decisions... decisions... it has been crazy trying to pray and figure out what God wanted me to do...
well... the time has finally come... the decision has finally been made... campus or taiwan?
i know choosing either one... there would always be people that would be disappointed... but i really feel that i have much more to learn... much more to grow... in so many ways... i had no luck with so many schools... from preschool all the way to high school... ones i applied, ones i interviewed at... craziness... urbana middle school, columbia center, rantoul high school, paxton buckley loda high school, centennial high school, countryside school, villa grove elementary school, next generation, edison middle school, franklin middle school, jefferson middle school... i was thinking... maybe teaching really wasn't God's plan for me... maybe i was wrong all along... maybe God wants me elsewhere...
and so craziness as it sounds... i have a job here in champaign... i got it this morning... as a high school math teacher at central high school... i know it's weird cuz school started already... but one of the teachers had an emergency (parent ill)... and had to leave the school... i'll be praying for that teacher and her parent but because of this crazy situation... i get hired after school starts... now... hm... if this wasn't God's plan... what is? because none of the other schools worked out... i was about to just say that there is no way i'll be able to get a teaching job... and boom here it is... imagine that...
at this school i know two of the other math teachers already... because we were in the same math education cohort... so it'll be nice to already have familiar faces around... the distance is pretty close too... it's just a 15 min leisure bike ride... so it won't be bad... i won't have to take the bus, or ask someone for a ride... praise God i have this job now... but this doesn't mean that i don't need prayers anymore... i need a lot more... because even though it's still the beginning of the school year... still i didn't start with the students right from the beginning... there are lots to learn for me... because school has started already... i'll have to transition in fast... tomorrow i'll be shadowing teachers who teach the same level math that i'll be teaching... after labor day will be my first teaching day... excited... but at the same time... not what i expected it to start like... so lots of prayers needed...
i'll be teaching three classes of college prep trig/alg ii, and two classes of regular alg ii.
the classes i teach will be at the following times... i think... haha...
period 1: 08:15-09:05 - prep time
period 2: 09:10-10:00 - college trig/alg ii (24 students)
period 3: 10:05-10:55 - college trig/alg ii (26 students)
period 4: 11:00-11:50 - college trig/alg ii (28 students)
lunch: 11:50-12:30
period 5: 12:35-01:25 - prep time
period 6: 01:30-02:20 - alg ii (18 students)
period 7: 02:25-03:15 - alg ii (17 students)
craziness... the schedule's actually really good... i teach the same classes in a row... break then teach another class in a row... i got the roster list already... so i started praying for the students... i got the two textbooks too... i'll have to look over the material... and also... i got the curriculum mappings... those will help a lot... anyway... long enough post for me... gotta go look at the textbooks and such... will still try to visit isr often... but very very very very likely will not be able to stay as late as i used to...  ... haha... i should just say i won't be able to stay as late as i used to...
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| never really done this before, but...
shout outs to people... in no particular order except the last one is the most important...
class people in cfc
wow... time has definitely passed by really fast... couldn't have imagined it four years ago... but yeah... times of craziness... we've all been through a lot... and it has been a blessing knowing each and everyone of you... it doesn't matter where we are right now, i just pray that our passion and our love for our God and our people will just keep growing... i love all of you...
isr area (past, present, and future)
my family for the last four years... even though people have come and go... the feeling for the area is the same... it's filled with warmth and closeness... family atmosphere... awesome... sad that i'll be leaving the dorms... but it is a blessing to have been there this first semester, and was able to meet a lot of you because of this... i am so encouraged seeing people have a heart for dorms and staying there... i am going to visit isr lots... i'm so so sad... but i will keep praying for the isr dorms and the isr area... apts is probably harder, because of the amount of people that could give the accountability that is needed, but please still keep me accountable next semester... i love the isr area...
isr dormers/ present and future...
craziness... this semester has been crazy... crazy blessing... with all of you in my life... i am just so so thankful... i wish i am still going to be in dorms next semester... but like i wrote in the cards... i'll be visiting a lot... i hope i won't be seen as an outsider... i really will miss the dorms and the fun times that happen in the dorms... as i already am missing the dorms... studying... doing laundry... games... etc. etc... i am really sad that i am leaving... even though i'll just be like two blocks away... you can ask christina chou... i like cried when we talked about leaving... so dorky... i know... but i love you all...
isr freshmen... to be isr freshmen...
craziness class of 2010, i'm so blessed to have met so many of you, and to see all of you so committed to church... such a blessing... so unlike me when i came to college... i wasn't a Christian when i first came to college, so it's a blessing to have received Christ my freshmen year... you all bring such energy, it's awesome... sorry i couldn't have spent more time with you this semester... keep on growing... even though i won't be in dorms next semester... i do hope to see each of you throughout the semester when i visit... i think my visits will be like daily... haha... but i'll definitely visit, because you're such a cute bunch... so curious and so full of energy... and being around you all makes me feel young... even though to you i must be real old... haha... keep on fighting... keep on growing...
cfc special praise...
oh wow... so much to say about special praise... it has been an integral part of my life at college... without it... hm... wouldn't say it would be complete... this ministry definitely prepares me for sunday services. it has just been a tremendous blessing being able to serve through music, and just praise God so much even on saturday nights during our practices... those times i count as praising God still... very blessing... i am really thankful for this ministry... can't even manage to write down all the songs we've sung and how the song has blessed me... i'm really thankful that i love singing even though i'm not that good at it... i just love music... and praise God for making music, and having it as an important part of worship. 
tas 2002...
glad there's facebook... cuz without it i wouldn't have been able to keep in touch with most of you... crazy how it's been 4.5 years since we all graduated from high school... whether you were there only a few years, or for a longer period... it doesn't matter... i'm just glad to have gotten to know you through going to the same... whether it's elementary, middle or high school... craziness... anyway... just wanted to say i'm thinking about you all... and the times we've had together...
math cohort...
craziness... haven't heard from a lot of you in awhile... since we last met up for class... which was more than half a year ago... so how've you been? i know i'm pretty late in graduating... but i finally passed student teaching and i'm done... i just wanted to thank you all for your care... anyway... it'll be hard for me to find a long term job this coming semester... but i'll be trying to find one... if you can just pray for me... thanks...
small groups...
wow... craziness... the amount of small groups i've been in...of course it's not that much compared to other people... but for me... i'm blessed to be in each and every one of these sgs. sg 2002-2003 far/par 1 (monday), ssg 2003 mandarin oranges, sg 2003-2004 isr 4 (monday), ssg 2004 nameless, sg 2004-2005 isr 9 (wednesday), sg 2005-2006 isr 5 (tuesday), ssg 2006 didn't bother to even think up a name, sg 2006-2007 isr 4 (tuesday)... all my sgs... listed in order... each sg... craziness... thankful for each of the servants and coservants in the sgs... thankful for each of the members as well... all your prayers for me... wow... can't imagine how many must have been lifted for me to be who i am today... or am i just imagining things? haha... anyway... love my sgs dearly...
family...
immediate immediate... mom, dad, and sis... i know i haven't been a son and a brother you really could say you're proud of... you get mad at me so often because of my stupidity... my lack of maturity... i really hope that this time when i am back... i would really be able to be used by God and not be a hindrance to how He can really work through me to you... i hope that we would really be enjoying each other's presence and that you can really feel the love that Christ fills into my heart.
immediate... and maybe not so immediate... all the different relatives... thanks so much for all your care. i love you all.
cfc brothers and sisters...
my family away from home... my very first church that i could call my home church... craziness... the church i've been saved through... the church i got baptized in... the church that has taught me what it means to be a Christian... the church that showed me what true love is... thanks for all your prayers and support...
taiwan sg...
so glad this sg doesn't change from year to year... or else i'd never be able to get to know all of you... praise God for working in taiwan... i want to be praying for a revival in taiwan... it'll be crazy seeing taiwan become predominantly Christian... but God works in mysterious ways... i will just keep praying for the taiwanese people. thanks for just always being there and being encouraging... the weekly newsletter from sg keeps me aware about how each person's doing... thanks for keeping me on the email list...
cwc... stl... retreats...
wow... half a year has gone by... the retreats have been a great time of growth for me... crazy... i am glad to have been able to be involved... praise God... i hope each of you are still growing spiritually... and that God is doing mighty works through you... i am tremendously blessed...
cty people...
hm... went to seven sessions in all i think... all at lancaster... craziness... it is a blessing to have found you all after such a long time... i'm still hoping to find the others... hope i don't loose touch with you again...
Father God... Jesus... Holy Spirit...
wow... how can i even express my thoughts for the most important being in my life... without them... where would i be now?... i don't know what i could say but thanks for giving me life... and for making my eyes see the freedom i never thought possible... thanks for the brothers and sisters You've placed in my life that i would have never had a chance to have... thanks for loving me even before i knew You... for being there for me even when i didn't realize it... for placing me at uiuc and at cfc so i could know You more and grow through it... thanks for using me even when i felt inadequate... for giving me the encouragements and rebukes i needed to keep on walking the narrow path... thanks for letting me believe in miracles... i love You... | | |
| wow... so some of the isr dormers know... i've written cards for my students that i student taught... (227 in all)... and in it i wrote my email address down in case they want to email me stuff... well i got my first email yesterday... aww...  ... so blessed... i can't believe a student would take a time to email me... but oh...  ... so i'll leave the name out... but here's the email... the student wrote with pretty much correct capitalization and spelling... so as you can tell... i rewrote it so that it would be a post...
hi mr. huang! i just wanted to thank you for your very sweet, thoughtful card. i just
opened it, and i really appreciate you taking the time to write those for everyone. you've
been an excellent student teacher and had a big impact on my life. i've learned so much
from you, and i know you will continue to be an excellent teacher. you are very intelligent
and dedicated, and you display genuine caring for your students. i know it must have been
difficult for you to teach middle school because a lot of the students that age don't give
teachers the respect they deserve. i'm one of the kids who respects you tremendously and
i know you will change a lot of other lives through teaching. have a wonderful winter break,
good luck at u of i, and merry Christmas!
wow... craziness... i know the reason i keep wanting to teach now... i know that whenever i feel down... just to come back and look at the things my students have written for me... is just... i don't know... indescribable... i don't know how the student has been impacted... but wow... it blew me away to have the student say that i made a big impact on her life... wow... i am really warmed by this... i know that i won't necessarily see the payoff immediately but these are the reasons i know i want to teach...
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| craziness this week... haha... lots of stuff done... even though i was in champaign for most of the week...
friday (nov. 17) - paul, kuangwei, elliott, me, kevin, roger, grace sue, chunghee, grace's summer sg, grace's roommate's (ester's) sg... we went ice skating... then we went over to roger's place and watched a movie... called... millions
saturday (nov. 18) - lunch with kevin, roger, and paul... at mandarin wok... studied at pages for all ages... met grace there... for a few hours... then went back to the dorms... ordered golden wok for dinner... watched movies at roger's place again... this time two movies... gattaca and eternal sunshine of the spotless mind
sunday (nov. 19) - visited a church... canaan baptist church... it was mostly african american... but it was a very small and welcoming church... really nice... afterwards... didn't do much... kevin called after cfc service... we ate at dorca's... then went to pages for all ages... (again)... read and studied... went back to isr... then played graffiti on yahoo games with ken evangelista, alex kao, brian chung, jeff ma, connie yung... and some others... ate left overs from dorca's and instant noodles...
monday (nov. 20) - student taught... not much afterwards... ate instant noodles... played graffiti at night again... with ken evangelista, peter lee, jeff ma, sarah yun... and others
tuesday (nov. 21) - student taught... not much afterwards... ate instant noodles... (sounding the same?)... then went to pages for all ages... with kevin, elliott, grace sue, ester... soojin was there a little bit (cuz she was the one that brought elliott)... afterwards we headed to perkins...
wednesday (nov. 22) - student taught... yay for weekend... went to grace sue's... kevin cooked... don't know exactly how to spell it out... but it sounds kind of like pu dei ji gae... it was pretty good... with mandoo... watched a series of unfortunate events...
thursday (nov. 23) - ate instant noodles... not much in between... then went to elliott's place... to have thanksgiving dinner... yay... with grace sue, dan lee and grace sue... had pizza hut pizzas... two large pizzas (supreme and chicken supreme) and wings... and bread sticks... dan's treat... thanks... we watched the extended version of the first of the trilogy of lord of the rings... fellowship of the ring... afterwards... i hung out at elliott's... listening to christian music... thanks dan... they were all awesome music... nathan came back from work... so hung out with him a little also... all the way till...
friday (nov. 24) - left at around 4:40 am from elliott's with dan, elliott, chunghee, and grace... we started black friday... amazing shopping... we started by going to best buy... didn't end up getting anything... because line was too long... saw john choi there though... so we just went to staples to line up to wait for its opening at 6... while the girls went to their places... i don't really remember where... circuit city and target... i think... well back to staples... i didn't plan on getting anything at all... but influenced by dan and elliott... i did end up with a my book... a 400 gig hard drive for $100... we then went back to best buy... but... this time the checkout line was too long... didn't wait... but i'd say we did our shopping... really efficiently... then... we went back to elliott's place... took pictures... of what amazing things we got... and then went back to our places to sleep... after i got up... ate instant noodles... then we got together for dinner at grace sue's... we had corn dogs... and macaroni and cheese... and some pizza rolls... dan, elliott, chunghee, grace, and me... then dan went home... the rest of us stayed at grace's place to study... read... then we went home...
saturday (nov. 25) - set out bright and early... around 7:50ish... with grace sue, dan lee, and elliott cho... we went in one car heading towards woodfield mall... we got there around 10:40ish... met with kevin there... and shopped... not really... just looked around... we went to places like sharper image... aeropostale... lego store... then grace had to meet with her summer missions team from two years ago... after that... we kept shopping... finish line... met with candis kim... then we went to some other places as well... we ate lunch at red robin... the burger with an egg... so good... roger joined us... after lunch... roger, kevin, elliott, and dan went to the guitar center to look for a guitar for elliott... i went with candis to look for other things... still in the mall... she wanted to get a small christmas tree... i wanted to see if i could find a pair of jeans... we found both at sears... then we headed towards the movie theaters... met up with jenny and shanshan... and the rest including grace sue... we ended up watching different movies... dan, elliott, and candis went to watch casino royale... i would've gone with them if sg decided earlier... but oh well... small group decided to watch the fountain... i didn't really want to watch that... so i went to watch happy feet... which was really good... later on... after the movie... i met up with sg... they didn't end up watching the movie... after 10-15 min... they came back out and asked for a refund... cuz they went in late... and couldn't understand what was going on... we shopped a little... and met back up with elliott, candis, and dan... after their movie, and their trip to guitar center again and this time getting elliott's guitar, we decided where to eat for dinner. shanshan had to leave... saw eunice yi just as we are about to leave for dinner... we went to yu's mandarin... we waited quite awhile... saw eleanore park... saw peter kao, charlie santilukka, jonathan hsieh, tim hsieh... and jenny had to leave... we finished dinner at around 9ish... a little after... then kevin drove me, elliot, and dan back to champaign... we got back at midnight...
sunday (nov. 26) - church... saw elliott and dan... felt like there was an understanding... of the craziness... and why we still looked a little tired... haha... had lunch at mandarin wok... had beef noodle soup... then still bummed around... hoping to see people come back to isr...  ... had dinner at subway with alex kao, tunaidi, vincar patel... yups...
this is the crazy week... but so thankful for the people that were here... in champaign... the most i ever done... and am really thankful for that...
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| i knew these two praise songs before already... but for some reason after small group sang it together this week, i just wanted to write it down... i love simple songs... haha...
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i will give thanks unto the Lord
i will give thanks unto the Lord with all my heart,
i will tell everyone of the things that Thou hast done,
i will sing praise to Thy name.
i will give thanks unto the Lord with all my heart.
my soul shall find its source of joy in Thee, Alleluia.
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i want to be more like You
i want to be more like You,
i want to be more like You,
i want to be a vessel You work through,
i want to be more like You.
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