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fallin'

So many of you know over the past year I had a fall during a pick up hockey game. Little did i know that a multitude of life altering events were to follow what seemed like a harmless game of hockey. Just to give you a more full picture of what went on, I'll begin by walking you through the happenings of that day leading up to the fall.

The day started off as a relatively usual day beginning with classes in the morning and afternoon. I then met up with a couple of friends to do some guitar shopping followed by a unexpectedly hearty meal at White Spot. After dinner I had the opportunity to attend missions fest at the Vancouver Convention Center with an awe inspiring speaker, Tony Campolo. I still vividly remember some of the key points of his sharing that night, but one thing that really spoke to me that night was about the passion of serving God his parents instilled upon him. His parents really wanted him to give his life to ministry, in contrast to the expectations my culture demands which holds a strong emphasis in suceedeing through obtaining well respected jobs such as accountants, pharmacists, and engineers. This point really got me thinking that night. After missions fest, I frantically rushed home to get changed and grabbed my gear for a usual session of late night hockey. This year I was joining a new team so I thought it would be an awesome oppurtunity to make new friends and minister to them in any way I could. Turns out it would be my first and last night of hockey with them.

With the friendly scrimmage nearing its end, I hopped over the bench skating the last few shifts for that night squeezing out the last bit of energy I had. In that shift I was back checking into the neutral zone while another player unknowingly skated behind me. I bumped into him and lost my balance. With my one skate caught behind my other skate, I fell back and my leg got tucked behind my body placing all my weight onto my one leg. I definitely thought I messed it up somehow but breaking it never crossed my mind. I went home that night hoping it was just a bad sprain so I went to bed hoping sleep would cure my pain.....

my foray into blogging

After talking to a few long time friends and a couple of really awesome guys I have come to known over the past little while, I've decided to plunge into the world of blogging. As an average type guy, emotions and inner thoughts are kept to a bare minimal so this is a pretty drastic leap. If you know me well enough, I don't express myself too often and my most commonly used adjectives for describing things consists of "not bad" and "niiice."

Basically, I hope to share on here my current/past life experiences as well as staying connected with people I have met over the years. I've had the oppurtunity to meet some really awesome people who have really encouraged me and made me who I am. However, I haven't been able to keep in touch very well, so hopefully this blog can also keep you updated if you're wondering what I'm up to these days. And most of all, I want to share my experiences of how God's been impacting me in my life.

here goes.......

-phil