Before I say anything, I don’t claim to be a connoisseur of any sort, but I do like a good coffee and there are few places which I find myself satisfied. (I think I’m just a spoilt brat and too picky for my own good.) Over the last few weeks, I’ve visited a couple of cafes not all good, but to begin my collection of reviews, here’s one worth a visit.
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Ah…crap. Forgot about daylight savings. Luckily, I wake up pretty early. Scrap that. Stupid government decided that they have authority over time as well, so daylight savings is next week.
Apple’s claim that "Safari. The world’s best browser. Now on Windows, too" is a tall order. Unimpressed with the initial Safari port, Safari 3.0, I went into this latest update with speculations. There are still numerous bugs that need to be straightened out.
Originally, I was running an international (Japanese) version of Windows and Safari struggled with the bi-lingual setting I had placed it in. From the "discussions" on the Apple board, it seems the same issue is still recurring in the latest update. Personally, now running on an English version of Windows, it gave me some odd errors when closing down which I still haven’t been able to resolve and no solutions from Apple either.
Sword Song is the fourth and final epic in Bernard Cornwell’s "The Saxon Stories" series. (I didn’t realise it was part of a series, so I’ll go back and read the others.) The story is based around a 9th century lord, Lord Uhtred, who is caught up in the battle for the kingdom of Wessex (the southern Saxon kingdom of England, the northern kingdom was under Danish rule).
Vikings had occupied London and had called upon Lord Uhtred to join them and while at the same time, Lord Uhtred is oath bound to King Alfred. The story progresses to tell of his struggle between the two powers and how he, alone, will shape the future of England.
"If any of you lacks wisdom, he should ask God, who gives generously to all without finding fault, and it will be given to him." (James 1:5)
As I write this, I am in reality reminding myself of the importance and the place of not only devotions, but daily devotions. I sit here in guilt that I am not able to practice what I preach and only wish that my desire was translated into the outflowing of action. So, I ask myself now, in hope that I will revitalise this most fruitful and pleasant practice.
My screensaver was running and this picture popped up and all the things I miss about Japan were stirred up. You are probably wondering how a bottle of Royal Milk Tea makes me miss Japan so much.
Japan is a land of many wonders, this bottle of milk tea represents one of those wonders: the ability to buy hot drinks from a vending machine. Furthermore, Japan is beautiful place. The land, the people, the culture and history of Japan is simply breath-taking. While from a Christian point-of-view, Japan has been heavily under a veil of darkness, it does not take away one bit from the beauty of it all…in fact, it adds all the more to the richness of Japan to see how God has not lost sight of this nation.
I cannot begin to tell you the emotions that stir up my heart when someone (usually myself) brings Japan into a conversation. Most people will tell you that my face beams almost as bright as the sun (slight overstatement…but close)! My heart has never felt more drawn to any one thing/place like it is to Japan. To ask where it all began, to ask why Japan, to ask any question of this nature would simply send me into a myriad of memories and thoughts which has always been difficult to collate into a seemingly cohesive response. I just do.
Japan…one day, I’ll go.
Matthew 10:34-37 (NIV)
"Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to turn:
‘a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law–a man’s enemies will be the members of his own household.’
Anyone who loves his father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me."
Many anti-Christian debates have used this passage to expose Christianity and the teachings of Jesus as violent and destructive. Unfortunately, not much else is given attention as to what else Jesus is actually saying in this context.
You know, I’m really finding it difficult to find good coffee. Maybe I’ve got over-developed tastebuds, but I seriously haven’t had a real good coffee in quite a while. There’s a nice little place (Redgum) next to college that suits my taste, but I’m not driving 40 minutes when I’m not at college for a coffee.
Melbourne is considered one of the best place to find a good, quality coffee, but with the continuing surge of coffee chains and coffee houses, the quality is seriously declining. Overall, I haven’t found the choice of coffee beans the issue as much as the person who makes it. Making coffee, speaking from experience, takes real skill to make a good coffee and one’s skill can make an average coffee, superb. Without adequate training and continual practice, coffee’s full enjoyment is cut short.
So, really this is a call for suggestions of places which you think have good coffee. Doesn’t matter where it is, I want to know where you have found good coffee. Until next time…
Well, after much trouble getting my server re-setup and restored, I’m finally back online. I’m hoping that with this new beginning that I can be more deliberate in my updates and communication. While this year looks fairly crazy, I hope that I can add a lot more to my site and give it the flair that I’ve been neglecting. With more to come…check in soon.
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