Monthly Archives: June 2006

old songs

here’s a song that i had previously on berthan.com, but never moved over the bertphan.com. Well here it is. Complete, by Parachute Band, covered by Bertie. It’s an AAC file, so you’ll need iTunes.

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High-Five

Man, i love the high-five. Somewhere along the way people stopped using it. I high-fived debra the other day. That was *awesome!* High-Five’s all around! Here’s what wikipedia has to say about the high-five A high five is a celebratory … Continue reading

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Wii

For those who don’t know, Nintendo’s next videogame console is called Wii (pronounced wee). I remember when our family first got our 8-bit Nintendo. It was a Christmas present, and we got the set that included the Zapper (for Duck … Continue reading

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Experience Chicago

So starting tomorrow in Birmingham, they’re hosting a few days to Experience Chicago. Apparently, Chicago and Birmingham are sister cities! It seems like there’ll be some cool stuff to check out, like the large scale photo exhibition of the city … Continue reading

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Taiwan

Tuan (congratulations by the way), linked to this fascinating article about Christians in Taiwan. Here’s a quote. A-chong, a Taiwanese demolition worker, wants to go to church. He wants to thank the Christians who prayed for his daughter when she … Continue reading

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Deco

So i’m in full on world cup mode. I mean, really, it’s been a great month for sport. French Open, PGA US Open (though Tiger Woods’ 12+ missing the cut took the wind out of that tournament), NBA Finals (though … Continue reading

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Coke and Mentos

This is the first time i’ve seen this… but totally amazing. Talking about summer projects, we should pull off a stunt like this! More information and original video from EepyBird

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wordpress upgrade

hi, i upgraded my wordpress from 1.5 to 2.0.3 yesterday. Sure, i probably should have been working on my essays, but i’m still in “post-exam” mode. But hopefully i’ll get them started by the end of the week, and have … Continue reading

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Sermons

So the sermons for the past two weeks at the BCEC are now online. We’ve started a new series on the Holy Spirit, coinciding with Pentecost Sunday. Last week Betty Milton started it off with a message about living in … Continue reading

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life in England

so it’s coming up to my 10 year anniversary of my first arrival to the UK! Can you believe it? How time flies? At some point i’ll be able to say, “i’ve been in the UK longer than i’ve been … Continue reading

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