Satisfied Series + 500 days of LA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1A-0PymhfgE

I been in Southern California for 5 years now. It's really unbelieveable when I think about it. Times passes by so quickly. Things change and rearrange, friends aren't friends anymore, people go behind your back. I have come to appreciate the many elements of socal. Don't get me wrong, I still hate the traffic, but there are many pluses too.

Lisa and Alice are both locals to socal, and they have found that treating yourself as a tourist in your hometown can be very enriching. We miss the beauty in the things around us when we forget to slow down and "smell the flowers." This is their satisfied story.

This is where it all began

Xzibit + Industry Integration

Xzibit Phenom Release Party from Jason Poon on Vimeo.

http://www.vimeo.com/12502115


Xzibit just released a new single Phenom on itunes along with his music video (plug plug), and I was able to go to the release party in Hollywood. Here's a video I put together for the event.

If someone were to predict my future 8 years ago and tell me what I did, I wouldn't believe it. Coming from my Southern Baptist, Chinese, conservative background I didn't expect this to happen. I don't work with Christians. I haven't been trained in how to operate in this environment. Ironically, these people who seem so different than me are probably very much the same. At the core of us all, aren't we all beings trying to find out "why"?

The more I get to know my co workers I realize how little I understand about life. Some of my co-workers have so much knowledge and experience. Yet I feel I have been placed here for a reason. I mean beyond doing my job as a employee, I feel like God desires to see the restoration of humanity closer to its intended image. But how do I do that? I really feel blessed I am here. And I hope I can really add to the kingdom.

Satisfied Series + Poetry

Cliff is pretty good at telling stories. He's pretty articulate and blogs well. He also has an appreciation for rap. I once asked him who his favorite rapper was and without hesitation he said Eminem. Thank God he didn't say soulja boy. There are these moments in rap songs that are so intense it just hits you in the gut. And I remember we shared about those moments and how they are almost even spiritual. Anyways, this is Cliff's story for satisfied.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opcS8qi1PsY

This is where it all began.

Satisfied Series + Church Visit

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MxhRQmKj0iQ

My home church, Laguna Chinese Baptist Church (originally called Sacramento Chinese Baptist Church, was actually a church plant by a church from Los Angeles. Growing up I always wanted to visit the "mother" church. And when I moved to Long Beach for school I met many people who went to First Chinese Baptist Church in LA. Come Passion's first event met at FCBC LA. And here is the story that Youth Pastor John Ng shared.



This is where it all began.

Satisfied Series + Live for God

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLHUfujXVzc

Phil asked me to join him on his journey to discover on how to live for God. Sometimes we find that as much as we desire to live for God, there are some areas in our life that don't really translate that idea in a satisfying way. Phil is a pharmacist technician, and he told me that as much as he tried to live for God with his job... he couldn't see how he, as a pharmacist technician, could be for God. And so he decided instead of trying to focus on living for God through his job he would try his best at every other area in his life. And that mindset began to open doors.

Enter "Come Passion"

Phil realized he had a lot of talented friends and he brought some of them together to do an event. By no means am I saying that events are the end all externalization of living for God, but I feel that a praise night is a non threatening way to invite people and spark interest. As we brain stormed we decided that we wanted to theme the evening around the question "Are you satisfied?"

In this video Ashley is a high school senior (now graduated), and she shared some of her journey with us. She reminds me that living for God can be an active, and that through trusting in Christ we can develop confidence.

Tribute to Matt Asami + New Track

Matt is so awesome we hate him. A Jeff, Jay, Jason, and Bryce Track featuring the man himself, Matt Asami. Enjoy!

http://virb.com/jaycemusic/audio/477714