Movie Review: The Hobbit

Today I went to see the movie The Hobbit. Just the regular version.

It was a great movie. I loved it allot. I remember my dad reading the Hobbit and Lord of the rings books to my brother and I at night before bed. fond memories.

The Hobbit was great. Despite the mixed reviews this movie captured the essence or the Hobbit. following in the footsteps of The Lord of the Rings trilogy it has some big fight scenes. The dialogue was excellent and flowed well. If you dont like watching gruesome movies with battle scenes then this is not the kind of movie for you. but if you like The Lord of the Rings (2001, 2002, 2003), Narnia, Harry Potter, Avatar(2009), Willow(1998), you should like this movie.

I highly recommend this movie for you to see. 

If you have seen this movie why not share your thoughts on it in the comments below.

The walk

╔╗╔═╦╗ 
║╚╣║║╚╗ 
╚═╩═╩═╝             the walk of life. who know where it will take us
....oooO............... It may take us into danger, through trials, even into pain, it
.....(....)................ may take us into happiness, laughter, joy.
......\..(....Oooo.... Along the walk we will meet many people, see many things,
.......\_)....(....)...... do many things, experience all that life has to offer.
................)../.......
...............(_/........ What have you done with your life so far. and what will you
…........................ do with it in the future. That is for you to make the choices
....oooO............... where to place your feet, and what path you shall tred.
.....(....)................
......\..(....Oooo..... Think about your walk. ans how it will affect others. other
.......\_)....(....)...... people walk into our lives for a season on their own
................)../....... journey walking their walk.
...............(_/........
…........................ walk with passion and pride. hold your head up high and
....oooO...............  be happy with where you will go.
.....(....)................
......\..(....Oooo....
.......\_)....(....)......
................)../.......
...............(_/........
…........................

Just an interesting rant.

I work as a support worker and have seen how the school system, here in New Zealand, works. Most times they take the funding for each child, bulk it in the class and give it to who they think needs it more. This is how the special classes can tend to run. and in some way can be a breach of basic human rights / borderline steeling.

One 14yr old With Downs Syndrome i work with, needed speech therapy, and other help. the past 2 years He got board in class, he started doing things like acting out movie scenes etc at lunch, he ended up hitting another student. Board at school he needed something to bust the boredom i guess. The school labelled him as a problem child, put him in the wrong class, and he did not do well. he started mimicking the other students behaviours, to try get attention.
His mum got so sick of this that she went to the local school, which did not have a special class, they managed to accept him, the spin off is that being around normal children his own age is great. he is more well adjusted, not so hard to work with. The school has had a big learning curve trying to get a modified curriculum in place, wasted some time and only now near the end of the year have gotten things in place.

it is hard for special classes, i guess, to manage different students. But if they looked more at individuals strengths, abilities, and needs, and did not look at a medical diagnosis. they would be able to help them better.

I am impressed when i see parents and support workers push to get your childrens needs met. its a hard thing to do. Keep it up and do your best.

To all reading this. strive to better yourself, the lives of your family and others you meet, educate them, teach them how to better their lives, empower them, help the NTs (Neurotypical, Normal people) you meet understand what its like to have asperger syndrome / autism.

Power to the People.

its been a while

wow its been a while since i have updated my blog here.  i must get back into it.  I have found a group on facebook that i share things in i should try to put some of it here on my blog i guess. wow.  ok thats all watch this space.

Amazing Worship

Goal Setting

Well last week I was looking up flylady (ministry encouraging messy people to become clean, thru the life of The Flylady, who founded it, and others who have joined).

Flylady was talking about getting up and ready down to your laceup shoes. Not just lounging around the house in your pjs. The idea behind this is to get yourself ready, dressed, and prepared for the day. Its a process we need to go thru to prepare the mind for cleaning. If you don't prepare yourself and just stay in your pjs your mind is not prepared,  not ready to clean.

I was also talking to someone the other day about goal setting. Many people are good at having an idea, researching, and not goal setting. Goal setting is not just an idea. The end goal does not change, if it does then its not a goal but an idea.
Here is what I have been thinking about.

Be prepared for the day.
DAILY ROUTINE:
*1.Sleep: having a good sleep is what is needed. Eg start getting ready at 9.30pm to be in bed by 10pm
*2.Wake up: Make sure you getup with enough time to get ready eg Set alarm for 7.30am 2nd alarm 8am get up.
*3.Dress up each day: Each day get up have a wash. Get dressed and ready down to shoes. This helps prepare your mind for the day ahead. Even if you are not doing much, like weekends
*4.Breakfast: have a good breakfast. Helps our body get the energy it needs for the day.
*5.Ready: be ready to leave for work with enough time for you to get there.
*6.Plan: Plan out what I will do for day. Cleaning goal, shopping day etc. Good for days off work.

GOAL: set a time and date to achieve the goal buy.
PLAN: steps to achieve the goal
RESEARCH: Find  out what it may cost. Where you can get it. What exactly you will need. Etc

So goal setting and routines, can help us achieve what we want. reassess the steps  often to make sure you are on track. If not work out why, and if needed create new, or modify old steps so you can achieve the goal.

I hope this will encourage people to set goals, plans, routines and improve their daily lives. 

@ The Prayer Station

Hi all over the past 2-3months i have been going out on Friday evenings Witnessing with the Prayer Station on Queen St Down Town Auckland CBD.

The Prayer Station has been running for at least 5 or more years. They meet near the bottom of Queen St opposite Shortland St next to Burger King outside the New World entrance. from 8-10pm

The Prayer Station click here is run by a team of Dedicated people from Y.W.A.M (Youth With A Mission) Click Here, a Korean Church and a South American Church. The many people comming are Korean and South American and YWAM Students mainly people born outside New Zealand where English is their 2nd language. Even though the struggle at times communicating they, dont give up and show a passion and enthusiasm when sharing the gospel message and praying with others. This Greatly encourages me seeing them push thru their struggles and witnessing with such dedication. 

Last Friday 17 August, when getting ready to come out, I felt lead to bring my ukelele, Little did I know the significance of what this would mean.

After setting up we begin each nite to pray and worship, with some singing, for 5 minutes, before starting. As I began to play the worship lifting up to Jesus was electrifying. after this, I kept playing.

I must let you know that sometimes, when i play and begin to worship, I start to sing prophetic songs, just like praying, a new song and words start to flow.

I began to sing a prophetic song calling the people to come for prayer. and as I felt the spirit start moving I looked around and there was 3 groups of people praying, usually the conversation and prayer lasts for a few minutes but these 3 groups lasted for 10-20 mins. This is what can happen when the power of The holy spirit comes down,

It says in the bible Psalm 22:3 But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel. KJV and Psalm 22:3 But You are holy, Enthroned in the praises of Israel.NKJV.

In the King James Version it mentioned the word inhibits from dictionary.com click here it says

Inhabit verb (used with object) 1. to live or dwell in (a place), as people or animals: Small animals inhabited the woods.
2. to exist or be situated within; dwell in: Weird notions inhabit his mind.

In the New King James Version it uses the word Enthroned from dictionary.com click here it says

Enthroned verb (used with object), en·throned, en·thron·ing.1. to place on or as on a throne 
2. to invest with sovereign or episcopal authority.
3. to exalt.

To sum up the passage it is saying that when we start to praise God, He is inside with us, that we are sustained by Him, that God sits with us, we have invited Him inside us, That he is exalted (lifted up). when we start to praise Him.

I feel that the Prayer Station encompasses this passage very well God is with them because they Give all the Praise, honor, glory and look to Him to sustain them in His ministry.

Feel free to come on down on a Friday night between the hours of 8-10pm. Pray for People, Talk with people, pray and intercede while the team are praying and talking to others. Or Just remember the team in prayer over this time.