Josh Lama

the final post

2009-11-26T18:38:00.003+11:00

Yeah, I know, this is a bit sudden, but I felt that this blog wasn't alive as it was, and so, the blog will now no longer be updated any more. I am sorry if this has caused any upset.

If you still want to follow me, I am over at
http://www.twitter.com/joshlama
http://www.youtube.com/user/joshlama
http://joshlama.deviantart.com

If a replacement blog should start up it'll appear down below.

Thankyou and God bless.
Josh Lama.
P.S. THE HSC HAS BEEN OVER FOR WEEKS NOW!!

Well, I suck a blogging.

2009-08-31T22:15:00.002+10:00

No, Seriously, I suck a blogging.
I tried to get myself blogging again after me finding out that most of last year, I didn't blogg that much.

Moving on,

So the last time I blogged, a lot of things have happened. Now, I have just finnished my trials. (So since March, I have done half-yearly's, exams along the way, etc, then stuff on major works etc.) Hits head after doing so much work. And I'm not finnished yet... This week I have to get SDD done, VA done, and next week I have Music Composition and The actual thing.

HSC however is in October, and I finnish mid november, so who knows, this blog might change to the wrenching agony of going through the 'waiting process' of getting my HSC results and ATAR. (click here to find out more.) So, I'll see you then.

Oh and i'm in other places on the web.
http://www.twitter.com/joshlama
http://www.joshlama.deviantart.com
http://www.youtube.com/user/joshlama

Random stuff

2009-03-24T15:59:00.003+11:00

I found another website. This one is like the annotation feature on YouTube.

Caption Builder

It's better to see it.

Hope you enjoy.

Who are you – online?

2009-03-02T22:46:00.003+11:00

Who are you – Online?

By Josh Lama

Who/ What are you right now? Yes/ Right now?

Human?

A Kid?

An Adult?

Who/What are you online?

Human?

A Dog?

Ghost?

Hobbit?

A 14 year old girl?

A 53 year old man?

Who/What are you online?

Should a flower be a flower?

Should a brick be a brick?

Should a human be a human?

Shouldn't that be for all cases,

even online?

Or are we so fed up of

Ourselves that

Being someone else seems the greater option.

How come, we live a double life?

Yours might not be as obvious:

Do you swear online?

Do you call someone online –

A Jackass

Gay

An n00b

That you wouldn't say in real life?

"It's amazing to have someone from

Australia and someone from South

America in the same chat room!"

Fr. Roderick. 2008.

It is amazing!

We are a worldwide comunity!

Why can't we make that?

"You know, what really bothers me about this...

...but the internet has made people so cynical,

and so unaccountable. And,

I actually sometimes detect a little glee

in some of

these people..."

Where are

you

going to be?

here here here

here here

"And I'm like, 'what kind of people are these?'

and 'do they have people they care about?'

Or are they literally

Self-centered

That they don't care about anyone but

Themselves?"

Scott Bourne. 2009.

HSC update+

2009-02-14T13:59:00.005+11:00

Sorry for the long break, but I just want there to be a little change to the site.
For my Visual Art work, I am defny in there, while I have to work on my Music Compositions.
Just a quick update.
Josh

On a different note, You may know that there are major fires in Victoria, and NSW, so far killing almost 200 people. Hundreds still missing, Thousands need your support. I have posted a link below to where you can make a donation.

http://www.redcross.org.au/vic/services_emergencyservices_victorian-bushfires-appeal-
2009.htm

There are also Cyclones in WA, and Flooding in Queensland. Yep. We're preaty much need your help.

Thanks for your Support.

Now Listed as one of the Tom 100 Websites (@ the moment)

2009-01-21T23:08:00.002+11:00

Yes, Aren't I'm so Cool. Well, not really. I found this website where you can enter your entry one of the Top 100 Websites. It will be more the Top 100 Blogs but who knows.
You can visit the website HERE.

Oh, and it's one Week to go untill school for me.

Anmoto.com is cool

2009-01-02T12:29:00.001+11:00

so I found this online, and I created a video out of it...

Happy new Year!

2008-12-31T19:27:00.001+11:00

Happy Christmas!

2008-12-25T10:29:00.003+11:00

See you in the New Year!!

“So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying
in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had
been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the
shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them
in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the
things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.”- Luke 2:16-20

Josh Lama's Blog for Advent 19-24

2008-12-24T22:50:00.005+11:00

Man, I haven't updated for 6 days. I'm most looking for people looking at my blog, which havent been that much.
Amd so I give you 6 things to look for. (P.S. Blogger doen't want do work, so it'll go 20-24, then 19.)

http://jesseayers.com/audiopages/jericho_audio.php
Coolest piece ever! This is better experienced that listened to. You will need firefox though.

So Today (Sunday) we did Carols and Lessons at our church. That was quite fun. I was in the choir, and I enjoyed singing some lesser known carrols.

Read some of the Story's of the first Christmas, and read each word, and understand some key elements, and little details, that throw out the Christmas that we know.

Don't you just love theese graphics that I'm posting up?

Just something Cool.

See you tomorrow.

Josh Lama's Blog for Advent #17-18

2008-12-18T23:29:00.004+11:00

Remeber that story I was going to write? well here's that first chapter...Enjoy.

Chapter 1
This story is about Rebecca. I don’t know where she lives, where she works, or what she likes for Christmas, but I can tell you these facts. She’s got a job, (good in this financial climate,) loves shopping, and loves consumerism. I also know she comes from a non-practicing Christian family. You know what? Let’s pay her a visit. Let’s see, three times I say.

Rebecca was just out of school (only a few days off) in which she was now at the local mall buying stuff for Christmas, and waiting for her job at the local clothes store. By the time she had bought all her presents for her family, and was quite tired. She quickly walked to the nearest MacDonald’s, where she waited as an old lady in a light blue jacket was slowly getting change for her meal. Of course she knew what she wanted, “A big Mac meal, medium, with Sprite instead of Coke.” One other person was wateing, and then it was Rebecca.

It was then her turn where she saw a guy around the same age as her behind the counter.
“How can I help you?” The guy asked.
“err.” Memory blank, great, I’ve never had this before. “A Big Mac meal, medium, with a Sprite instead of Coke.”
“Anything else?” the guy asked.
“Nah,” she now reading the nametag, “Luke.” Quickly mark grabbed her meal, and gave it to her, then he gave her the Sprite.
“Here you go.” Rebecca was expecting him to say next please, but she looked behind her shoulder to find no one was behind her. She quickly got to a table, and ate her burger. It was about 5 minutes later when Luke came over to her. “Well, I’m out of there. How are you?”
“Good...Thanks.” She said in a slow, confused voice. “Do you usually talk to strangers?”
“Yep.” Trying to not give away the surprise. “So, what are you got in there?” pointing to the bags.
“Oh, just some Christmas shopping.”
“Oh, sounds great!”
“How come I’ve never seen you before?” fired Rebecca.
“I live quite far away from my job, I’m leaving for a moment, and then I’m working again.”
“I’ve got a job. It’s downstairs.”
“That place...That clothes shop next to the cafe. I’ve seen you work there!”
“Great place to work isn’t it!”
“Yeah. So how are you getting ready for the Christmas season?”
“Mostly putting up the Christmas tree, getting all the decorations out, writing Christmas cards out, sending them to people, and then, oh, our family is having a big banquet, with chicken and turkey, and ham...”
“So with all of that, what does Christmas mean to you?”
“I...I” She paused for a moment. “I don’t know. I always thought of this as a time where we can get together.”
“Can’t you get together any other time?”
“I’d guess so.”
“Do you want to know what it really means?” She nodded.
“Okay, I’ll show you.” An awrkuid silence was with them both.
“Aren’t you going to show me now?”
“If I see you by the time you finish your job, you’ll know I’ll show you what Christmas really means.” Mark got up and left her.

Just before her job started, she first saw the nativity scene outside the shop. There was Baby Jesus, with Mary, Joseph, and three men giving the child expensive boxes. She remembered the story told by...well she couldn’t remember. “Three wise men came to see the Baby Jesus and to give him gifts, because he was so important...for some odd reason.”

She finished her job a 5 PM, where Luke was waiting. He quickly grabbed her. “It’ll happen at 12 AM Tonight. I shall give you more details then. See you.” Luke ran off. Rebecca wanted say something, buy Luke was too fast. She walked home. She said nothing to anyone.

She awoke that night to go to the toilet, just hearing the whisper coming from downstairs. She
walked down suspiciously. Then she recognised the voice. No, it’s Mark she thought to herself.

“Good...late night. Are you ready for the experience?”
“No.” She said in a scared like manner.
“When you will wake up you will be a lamb. It’ll be 2000 years ago. Good night.”
“But...” Rebecca went into a dreary like state. She collapsed on the floor and fell into a deep sleep.

She woke up again and heard an unfamiliar voice. “Get up! It’s been a long day for you.”
It’s all a dream. It’s all a dream. She kept telling herself that, and hopfully this will wake her up. Soon her reality was forming, and soon her eyes slowly opened.
Her eyes started to open when staring in her face was in fact a cow. “Come on...wake up! We don’t want the stableboy take you away!” The cow said. It’s all a bit surreal. She then heard voices, one of them a screaming lady....

To Be Continued on Saturday.

Josh Lama's Blog for advent #16

2008-12-16T20:10:00.002+11:00

So, I've finish a websitefor a group called Minimbah Challenge Incorporated, which is an adult disablity center in our area. you can find them at:

http://www.minimbah.org.au/

I might post another blog post later on tonight. I just want this website on Google.

See ya!

I think the last Blog Post counts as 14-15

2008-12-15T23:39:00.003+11:00

Sorry, I think the last blog post also counts as 14-15.

Here's the banners if you want them.And heres something if you want it to talk about Consumerism.

(All copyright to Amazon.)
Josh Lama.

Josh's Blog for Advent #13 (I've Seen 27 out of 239 films)

2008-12-14T13:20:00.004+11:00

So I found this at a a blog in which you can look at here.

Here is the intro.

I’ve Seen 116 Out of 239 Movies
"I guess I’m a loser.
Our friend Erika Anderson, she of former Georgia Bulletin staff writer fame, posted this over on Facebook. I thought it was amusing and funny, but apparently, I’ve wasted a great deal of my life.
SUPPOSEDLY if you’ve seen over 85 films, you have no life. Mark the ones you’ve seen. There are 239 films on this list. Copy this list, go to your own Facebook account or website, paste this as a note or blog entry. Then, put X’s next to the films you’ve seen, add them up, change the header adding your number, and click post at the bottom. Have fun."

So, here's my list. (Josh Lama)

() Rocky Horror Picture Show

() Grease

(x) Pirates of the Caribbean

(x) Pirates of the Caribbean 2: Dead Man’s Chest

() Boondock Saints

() Fight Club

(x) Starsky and Hutch

() Neverending Story

() Blazing Saddles

() Airplane

Total: 3

(x) The Princess Bride

() Anchorman

() Napoleon Dynamite

() Labyrinth[want to see]

() Saw

( ) Saw II

( ) White Noise

() White Oleander

() Anger Management

() 50 First Dates

(x) The Princess Diaries

() The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement

Total so far: 5

() Scream

() Scream 2

() Scream 3

() Scary Movie

() Scary Movie 2

() Scary Movie 3

( ) Scary Movie 4

() American Pie

()American Pie 2

() American Wedding

( ) American Pie Band Camp

Total so far:5 (Woo-hoo!)

(x) Harry Potter 1

(x) Harry Potter 2

(x) Harry Potter 3

(x) Harry Potter 4

() Resident Evil 1

( ) Resident Evil 2

() The Wedding Singer

() Little Black Book

() The Village

(x) Lilo & Stitch
Total so far:10

(x) Finding Nemo

(X) Finding Neverland

() Signs

(x) The Grinch

() Texas Chainsaw Massacre

() Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning

() White Chicks

() Butterfly Effect

() 13 Going on 30

() I, Robot[want to see]

() Robots[want to see]

Total so far: 13

(x) Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (Real crud comedy)

() Universal Soldier

(x) Lemony Snicket: A Series Of Unfortunate Events

() Along Came Polly

() Deep Impact

() KingPin

() Never Been Kissed

() Meet The Parents

() Meet the Fockers

() Eight Crazy Nights

() Joe Dirt

() KING KONG

Total so far: 15

() A Cinderella Story

() The Terminal

(x) The Lizzie McGuire Movie[shamed to admit]

() Passport to Paris

() Dumb & Dumber

() Dumber & Dumberer

() Final Destination

() Final Destination 2

() Final Destination 3

() Halloween

() The Ring

() The Ring 2

() Surviving X-MAS

(x) Flubber

Total so far: 17

() Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle
() Practical Magic

() Chicago

() Ghost Ship

() From Hell

() Hellboy

() Secret Window

() I Am Sam

() The Whole Nine Yards

() The Whole Ten Yards

Total so far: 17 (Woo-hoo)

() The Day After Tomorrow [want to see]

() Child’s Play

() Seed of Chucky

() Bride of Chucky

() Ten Things I Hate About You

() Just Married

() Gothika

() Nightmare on Elm Street

() Sixteen Candles

() Remember the Titans

() Coach Carter

() The Grudge

() The Grudge 2

() The Mask[want to see]

() Son Of The Mask

Total so far: 17 (woo-hoo)

() Bad Boys

() Bad Boys 2

() Joy Ride

() Lucky Number Slevin

() Ocean’s Eleven (want to see)

() Ocean’s Twelve (want to see)

() Bourne Identity (want to see)

() Bourne Supremecy (want to see)

() Lone Star

() Bedazzled

() Predator I

() Predator II

( ) The Fog

(X) Ice Age
(X) Ice Age 2: The Meltdown

() Curious George

Total so far: 19

() Independence Day(want to see)

() Cujo

() A Bronx Tale

() Darkness Falls

() Christine

() ET (want to see)
() Children of the Corn

() My Bosses Daughter

() Maid in Manhattan

() War of the Worlds (want to see)

() Rush Hour (want to see)
() Rush Hour 2 (want to see)

Total so far: 19

( ) Best Bet

() How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

() She’s All That

() Calendar Girls

() Sideways

() Mars Attacks

() Event Horizon ("from the article" Most Evil Movie EVER - DO NOT WATCH)

() Ever After

(x) Wizard of Oz

() Forrest Gump

() Big Trouble in Little China

() The Terminator

() The Terminator 2

() The Terminator 3

Total so far:20

() X-Men (want to see)

() X-2
() X-3
(x) Spider-Man
() Spider-Man 2
() Sky High
() Jeepers Creepers
() Jeepers Creepers 2
() Catch Me If You Can
(x) The Little Mermaid
() Freaky Friday
() Reign of Fire
() The Skulls
() Cruel Intentions
() Cruel Intentions 2
() The Hot Chick
(x) Shrek
(x) Shrek 2
Total so far: 24

() Swimfan
() Miracle on 34th street (Want to see, I just hope it's not a corny Christmas story)
() Old School
() The Notebook
() K-Pax
() Krippendorf’s Tribe
() A Walk to Remember
() Ice Castles
() Boogeyman
() The 40-year-old Virgin
Total so far:24

() Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring
() Lord of the Rings The Two Towers
() Lord of the Rings Return Of the King
Just note that I like short films.
() Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
() Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
() Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
Total so far: 24

() Baseketball
() Hostel
() Waiting for Guffman
() House of 1000 Corpses
() Devils Rejects
(x) Elf
() Highlander
() Mothman Prophecies
() American History X
( ) Three
Total so Far: 25

( ) The Jacket
() Kung Fu Hustle
() Shaolin Soccer
() Night Watch
(x) Monsters Inc. (Best film ever)
() Titanic
() Monty Python and the Holy Grail
() Shaun Of the Dead
( ) Willard
Total so far: 26

( ) High Tension
() Club Dread
() Hulk (want to see)
() Dawn Of the Dead
() Hook
(X) Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe
( ) 28 days later
() Orgazmo
() Phantasm
() Waterworld (Want to see)
Total so far: 27

() Kill Bill vol 1
() Kill Bill vol 2
() Mortal Kombat
() Wolf Creek
() Kingdom of Heaven
() the Hills Have Eyes
() I Spit on Your Grave aka the Day of the Woman
() The Last House on the Left
() Re-Animator
() Army of Darkness
Total so far: 27

() Star Wars Ep. I The Phantom Menace
()Star Wars Ep. II Attack of the Clones
() Star Wars Ep. III Revenge of the Sith
() Star Wars Ep. IV A New Hope
() Star Wars Ep. V The Empire Strikes Back
() Star Wars Ep. VI Return of the Jedi
() Ewoks Caravan Of Courage
() Ewoks The Battle For Endor
(I missed this generation)
Total so far: 27

() The Matrix (want to see)
() The Matrix Reloaded
() The Matrix Revolutions
()Animatrix
() Evil Dead
() Evil Dead 2
() Team America: World Police
() Red Dragon
() Silence of the Lambs
() Hannibal
Total so far: 27

"Now Add them up and…
Put “I’ve seen [however many] out of 239 films” in the subject line and repost it on Facebook or your blog. And for that matter, leave a comment here on our website and let us know how many you’ve seen!
And sadly, I didn’t count some movies I started to watch but didn’t finish, or if I’ve only seen parts of a movie. And even more sadly, there are a LOT of movies on this list I should have walked out of."

That was epic.
So I've seen 27 out of 239 films. However I want to see another 19 films, so that would bring it up to 41 films.
See ya.

Josh Lama's Blog for Advent #11-12

2008-12-12T23:03:00.002+11:00

Hey Guys, Well I did it again. I didn't do a blog post last night. so here it is.

So, my school work is going well. I did a alright english speech on Saul's conversion (new testament) and on Diray of a Victorian Dandy by Yinka Shonobare. Both were good shot for it. Waiting for the pool party tommorrow.

the pool party was so cool. anyway I blocked myself out of my phone. I'll see if my events with talking to Telstra will be fun. if you don't know, conecting to telstra is hard work.

See ya tomorrow.

Josh Lama Blog for Advent #10

2008-12-10T22:42:00.003+11:00

Hey Guys,

So Speech Day was on today at our school. Now I go to a pretty good school, that isn't private, but has a lot of traditions that sound private. You could say that the school that I go to is a private wannabe.

I play trumpet. So I was part of the Fanfare (Fanfare for a Dignified Occasion by Sir Arthur Bliss), Concert Band (Abram's Pursuit by David R. Holsinger), and Stage Band (Ease on In by James Morrison Australian Trumpet Player) I also sing. So for our choir piece we usually do a piece that covers the genre of 'New Age', 'Contemporary Art Music', 'World' etc. This time we went for a piece called Bohemian Rhapsody. Now if you have never heard of Bohemian, 1) where have you been for the last 30 years and 2) ... ... ... ... I have no 2. But here it is if you never heard it.

What's odd about this choice is that this is supposed to be a celebration, or a Dignified Occasion,

instead we go for something that has the lyrics of:

"I'm just a poor boy,I need no sympathy...Anyway the wind blows,doesn't really matter to me/To me. ...

...Mama/just killed a man

Put a gun against his head/Pulled my trigger/now he's dead

Mama/life had just begun/But now Ive gone and thrown it all away

Mama ooo/Didn't mean to make you cry

If I'm not back again this time tomorrow

Carry on,carry on,as if nothing really matters...

...Nothing really matters-,nothing really matters to me"

Anyway, we got approval from the Principal a long time ago, and I think we match the original fairly well. right from the first notes, to the opera section, to the end with the gong/tam-tam.

Well, I'll post it as soon as I get the video.

See ya.

P.S. Yes I know Freddy Mercury was gay and I know the biblical standpoint, but should I criticize his music because of his private life?

Josh Lama Blog for Advent #9

2008-12-09T22:36:00.002+11:00

Well, were up to no 9!
Still thinking about that story, however I think leave that for at least another day due to speech day tomorrow.

The Idea I have in mind sounds good, and I think I'll post them on the last five days.

See ya!

Josh Lama's Blog for Advent #8

2008-12-08T21:01:00.003+11:00

So I'm working on my BOS for my HSC. Again, this is on how the internet is changing a lot of things.

Since my last look at my work, it's went from 'secret dobble lives' to networks and 6 degrees of Seperation. so I might go for somthing like that.

Most of my inspiration has been michael welsh's videos.

Might look at also at a few other artists like Gupta who does artwork that uses interactive works as much as possable.

See ya!

Josh Lama's Blog for advent #7

2008-12-07T23:16:00.003+11:00

I'm much better.

Well, today we had our combined sevice at church. Great fun. challanged us to think about what we need to do as christrans. reading was from Hebrews and talked about building each other out.

The series a during october was on how we give (in faith, and in money) One of the striking things in the series there was on that we should be thankful to one another, and not complain like *sigh* 'Grumpy Old Men/Women'. We need to be like that. as well as building each other.

Speech day is on Wendsday, I hope by then I can get on story writing. and I have to get a few more title images up.

See ya.

Josh Lama's Blog for Advent #4-6

2008-12-06T21:52:00.003+11:00

Yea, I'm bad. I didn't post on Thursday and Yesterday, and so I'll be punished.

I'll try to make it up by doing three blog posts in one.So, I've tried to keep up on school work for yr 12. (Passed yr 11, even though I screwed up two exams because of sickness.) I did a speech today (Thursday) and stuffed it up completely. Too much useless information that I've put into the work. All well, I'll get a D or C for that. It had potential, but it didn't work. Sigh. Well I have a math exam to go.

Sick. hate it. Headache, Drowsy, overworked, stomach ache. went home before exam.

If you haven't read the news, the NSW Department of Education and Training (DET) has not got the emails for all students. They have this already, but now it's on the Google servers instead the Microsoft servers (I think) Anyway, I think it's cool.

Oh, and I applied for a summer school, and they didn't accept me.

Now, to end on a + note, I'm thinking of telling you a story about Christmas, mainly revolving Jesus Christ Birth and the painting depicted in the Gospel of Matt and Luke in the bible. Thinking more along the lines of guy from 2008 is obsessed with the consumerism of Christmas, and is sent off to the first Christmas as a lamb and witnesses the story there.

Thoughts? Opinions? Comment!

Josh Lama's Blog for Advent #3

2008-12-03T22:03:00.002+11:00

Hey,

Here's a good website for those who want to tell a good story.

http://homeschool-curricula.suite101.com/article.cfm/how_to_tell_a_great_story

I can't post it here for copyright reasons.

but here is one more tip.

use your voice to have light and shade. for example, you might have some sections where you are loud, but others sections have a soft voice.

Example: (in a loud rushed voice)"But as we closed into damasus, a big blinding light (slowed soft voice) struck us down. (soft voice) we waited, but we herd Saul's voice say who are you lord? the light left the seane, we got up, exept for Saul who was still on the ground."
really good tip!

See ya!

Josh Lama's blog for Advent #2

2008-12-02T19:09:00.004+11:00

have you ever wanted to create your own band??

Couldn't come up with a name?

Here's an Idea for you.

1) Go to wikipedia's random article,

2) Go to this website, and choose the last 4 (or so) words.

3) Go to this flickr page, and choose a random picture.

4) Open up your favourte graphic design program, and set canvas to 800x600.

5) let your imagination run wild.
for example

See ya!

Josh Blog for Advent #1.

2008-12-01T17:57:00.005+11:00

Hey guys.

I've decided to create a thing for the blog just for you.

If you haven't noticed, I've haven't done a lot of blogging for the past year, mainly because of doing the Prem HSC and now the HSC. SO, I've decided to do a first for the blog called...

Josh Lama's Blog for Advent!

And so we start off with this.
The inspiration for this was in fact a little video podcast called Grant's Advent Calender. Here's a promo.

And HI to everyone who came from watching that clip. Note, I'm saying in the clip, "(Big breath in and out, followed by a long pause.) 3 days, 8 hours...46 minutes... (Short pause) .... 24 seconds. " So that's where I got this inspiration.
Now the second thing I want to say is that I've got a YouTube account. you can find it @:
http://www.youtube.com/user/Joshlama
You can see such marvelous clips like...The Warriors (Music to an Imaginary Ballet) - Percy Granger.

It's really exiting.
Anyway, I hope tomorrow will be more eventful that this blog post.
See ya!

Omphalo Centric Lecture

2008-11-23T15:01:00.001+11:00

This I just found on the web the other day.

A Story on Saul.

2008-11-15T23:18:00.004+11:00

Yesterday I did another talk for our youth group. I've done previously two already. The first one was based on Jesus saying I am the way, and the truth, and the life, and that no one comes to the father except though me. This passage is more of a wake up call to the secular idea of Spirituality. (All religions all say the same thing etc.) The talk is on this blog.

The second one was based on Cain and Abel, in which is all about sin being apart of humanity, not just to say "It was from Adam and Eve!" (not to say that sin is alright, it's still disobeying God.) I've haven't posted that online because of the structure and how it was written. It wasn't my best talk.

And so last night. This time I did Saul's conversion (Saul who becomes Paul, not King Saul). you can find it here. As something a bit different I decided to give the talk as one of Saul's Henchmen. Since Saul's Henchmen aren't in the bible, I had to create a new character. This character is with Saul all the time before the conversion, and so is the typical hating Christian lets-get-rid-of-them Jew. And so, I acted my way as this character for the kids. This character later goes though the motions of the craziness of the events. Finally he becomes a Christan as well. The difficult part was infact the confidence to create a beleavable charater. I've never approached a talk this way.

But, it was a hit.

Alot of the kids enjoyed this new type of talk (storytelling), all of our talks before this have been the typical young teen talk. (except when our youth leader scared everyone with a knife doing an reanactment of Abraham and Issac.) It got the message out, which is important in any talk. but a lot of people (kids and adults) said that I could act! Whoa??? I don't have the confidence to act! ARRGGHH!!!!?!!!?!?!?

Again I won't post the talk up, however you can read the text here.

Josh Lama

Yr 12 Art

2008-10-18T22:35:00.003+11:00

Hey Guys.
There is a small inkling that I might start up another blog to help me document the process of what I want to do for my HSC Art Body of work.
I'm looking at the idea of how the Internet is going to place a role on us in the near future. I'm more looking into the 'secret double lives of people on the Internet' and the anonymous of it all. For example, there may be one or two people who know who I am, but there are others who have no clue who I am.
other way to look at it is this...

Berlioz on the left, me on the right.

Hopefully I'll be posting more now.

What Church would be like as money in the middle instead of God.

2008-08-06T18:43:00.002+10:00

quick warning. in the middle Christ's name is used in vein. This is a secular film by the way.
What I find distrubing is that some companies do this. say that we are upholding God, but in there for the money. 1 Timothy 6 says,
3If anyone teaches false doctrines and does not agree to the sound instruction of our Lord Jesus Christ and to godly teaching, 4he is conceited and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy interest in controversies and quarrels about words that result in envy, strife, malicious talk, evil suspicions 5and constant friction between men of corrupt mind, who have been robbed of the truth and who think that godliness is a means to financial gain.
Bible is so cool.

THE SIMPSONS NEED YOUR HELP!!!

2008-07-25T16:27:00.005+10:00

If you click on the above link, you can help another blogger (who happens to work on the simpsons,) is finding... well you can find out. so far, I'm the only one to help. (Dang, being NOT self-rightous is hard!) So, go and help him.
I'm doing a talk on Cain and Abel, and so that will come out in the next week or so.
See you.
Josh Lama

Way, Truth, Life

2008-06-28T16:28:00.002+10:00

“Blind Man sits at the road and he cried,
Blind Man sits at the road and he cried,
Blind Man sits at the road and he cried,
He said Ooh, ooh, ooh...”
Rest will sing, “Show me the Waaaaayyyyyyy,
Show me the Trrrrrrrrrrrrruuuuuuuuuuuth.
Show me the Liiiiiiiiifffffffffeeeee.
The way to home baby o,o,o,o,o,o.”

Well, by the way that were singing, you have heard of that song so many times before. We’ve heard the song, and other kid’s songs. We may have studied this verse at Sunday School, or at scripture before...and if you haven’t noticed, we’re studding this at the Net for the last three weeks. But what does it mean? More importantly what does it mean for us? Hopefully I’ll, with God power be able to do this. Let me pray.

[PRAYER.]

So my first point is Jesus Has a Place for you in heaven
Jesus will give you a place. There is much space, in fact space won’t run out. But the thing that I think and will be cool is that we will have a place with Jesus Christ for eternity. Let me show you this, could someone read John 14:1-3. Now some quick context, it has the heading Jesus Comforts His Disciples. Huh? Well, in the previous chapter, the Lord’s Supper has taken place. Now I have some slides to show you what has happened, this by the way were from last years Against the Flow camp, by the way the next one is in September 26-28. But here, Jesus washes the disciples feet, shown here with Tim. Then Jesus says that one of you will betray me. Now in this picture there is something wrong. I’ll give you 5 sec. (Correct answer, Jesus dipped the bread, not Judas.) Then, I couldn’t find a photo of Peter denying Jesus 3 times, nor Jesus saying that Peter will deny him 3 times, but instead I have this. (Click slide)

So, at this point of time, all of the disciples are questioning what has just happened. Therefore, Jesus Comforts his Disciples And he talks about heaven. When we talk about the father’s house, we talk about heaven. There are many rooms in heaven. Space will not run out. When I was in year 7, our school got a phone call from network 7 for some of us to go down to be part of a kid’s game show. Luckily our class got in. But the thing was that some of us would be part of the game itself, contestants as it was. The way to get in was that the school will choose 10 students to go into an audition to see if they filled the part of a contestant. At some schools, they were chosen if you were a school caption, or if you were really really admired at school. We were chosen though a raffle system. We all put our name down, including me, and then waited for each name to be called out. 1 name was called, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. My name was not called out. I did not get my 30 minutes of fame; it was turned into 2 seconds of fame...if you had a widescreen TV. Unlike that instance, we will never miss out, every Christian will be there and room will never run out.

Not only that, but in verse 3, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am. Not only will we be in heaven, we will spend eternity with Jesus. Remember your last sleepover with friends, or a camp you went to. Did you enjoy it? Was it so fun, with all your friends? Well, it’s like that for eternity, and it’s there with Jesus Christ. Won’t that be a time to remember?

So what? This is going to be great, but so what now? Well, we should be looking towards heaven. This will be hard, because there will be so many distractions around us, but keep looking towards heaven. And the great time we have there.

Okay, you may be thinking, ‘this is great Josh, but how do we get there?’ Well, could someone read verse 4&7? Well, Thomas was thinking the same thing. ‘This sounds great, but what is this way that we supposed to know?” This leads onto my second point; Jesus is the only way to the father. There is only one way to the father, to heaven. Remember Kez talking about Jesus being the Gate? Well it is repeated here. THERE IS NO OTHER WAY TO HEAVEN, BUT GOD. And the way to the father is through Jesus. Back to the bible. Verse 5, Lord, we don’t know where you are going, so know can we know the way? Verse 6, Jesus answered, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life.” There is one word that I find striking – THE. It says I am THE way, and THE truth, and THE Life. It doesn’t say I am A way, A truth, A life. It’s THE. Jesus then backs it up “No one come to the father except through me.” It’s like playing netball, with cricket bats, you can’t do it. Or, let’s say playing soccer, with a hacky sack! I played it with a friend the other day, so I got out my hacky sack, it was actually a juggling ball, and it just didn’t work he kept on picking up the ball, which you can’t do, and were trying to play, but it was just a bit...it didn’t feel right. You have to play soccer with a soccer ball! Why the same with religion. Jesus says I am THE Way to the Father.

So what? Well, I’m not saying go out to your non Christian friends and say that you believe in the wrong god. Don’t do that. What I suggest is for you to... treat them as a neighbour. Jesus says, " 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind'; and, 'Love your neighbour as yourself.’“ Love your neighbour, and invite them to the Net, or Church; either one! Also remember this when you may be persuaded with other things, other idols that are not God. Jesus is the only way to the father.
Let me pray.

Were online

2008-06-26T21:25:00.003+10:00

Oh goodness! Still Christran. Still Alive. Now got web on my computer. Great computer! It's running vista and it hasn't cra- oh, just did.

anyway, we have everything online, so now some minor tweeks to happen, but were online! I'm doing a talk for our young youth group on Jesus said I am the way, the truth, and the life. I'll be posting on how it went soon. (like on saturday) but still no promices.

See you!

Josh Lama

LAME!!!

2008-04-17T10:58:00.004+10:00

Sorry for the delay, the few days have become a few weeks, or months, however, i have got the computer to show to you.

It's A DELL INSPIRAON 1525. Been using it for a while, and soon will have internet.

On another note, I will be attending the KYCK 08 Convention. more details, click below.

http://www.kyck.kcc.org.au/

See you,

Josh Lama

I'll be back...With a new post.

2008-02-22T16:16:00.002+11:00

Good News!
I'm getting a new computer, A Dell Inpirion 1525. It will have Wi-Fi, and so you can get more of this blog
Bad News.
That should be happening sometime this week, but that won't happen soon. So for the time being the show won't go on for a while.
See you soon,
Josh Lama

Big Diary

2008-01-30T16:33:00.000+11:00

Well, I'm back, after 6 weeks. And I must say that after a while I haven't got the nack of doing short blogs. But today, I'm in year 11!

Now this means I have a lot of work to do. So, Welcome to year 2 of Josh Lama.

2007-12-24T11:46:00.000+11:00

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house

Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;

I hope you will enjoy your Christmas or holiday.

I'd just want you to watch this...well this talk about God, and Christmas.

http://liquidchurch.typepad.com/liquidchurch/2007/12/igod-pt-1---god.html

See you soon.

Josh Lama

My life in five sentences

2007-12-13T14:12:00.000+11:00

I have finaly got my SC! I feel quite good with it. Also, I'll will be hopefuly be able to do stuff now with this blog as I'm now out of school for the next few weeks. Now, I need to do stuff on the web. Heres another clip from Youtube.

Well, you can rant on my blog!

2007-12-04T20:34:00.000+11:00

Okay, if you hate meat, you can rant as much as you like here. and for something that can start the kindle, here's a thingy that you can rant on.

http://www.abc.net.au/tv/enoughrope/transcripts/s2099495.htm

(The one in the middle is my butcher!)

Oh, and you can hear a guy talk about podcasting below.

Enjoy!

Cue the Elevator Music

2007-11-22T20:25:00.000+11:00

well, when you are a blogger, and nothing is happening in your life, (School Certificate - DONE!, Leaving your friend behind who will keep in toutch through Facebook, giving a great talk about worry, going to a study skills sinimar...etc) you have to do a maze.

This is copyrighted by puzzlemaker.

http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/

It's a choice that we all face.

2007-11-08T20:18:00.000+11:00

I know that some of you are Christain. Others say that there religous, and others say that this is mumbo jumbo. but, the thing is, it's a choice that we have to face.

Two ways to live can be found on the right hand page.

Josh Lama

Back into time:Think Different

2007-11-03T09:46:00.000+11:00

Here’s to the crazy ones.
The misfits.
The rebels.
The troublemakers.
The round pegs in the square holes.
The ones who see things differently.
They’re not fond of rules.
And they have no respect for the status quo.
You can praise them, disagree with them, quote them,
disbelieve them, glorify or vilify them.
About the only thing you can’t do is ignore them.
Because they change things.

They invent. They imagine. They heal.
They explore. They create. They inspire.
They push the human race forward.
Maybe they have to be crazy.
How else can you stare at an empty canvas and see a work of art?Or sit in silence and hear a song that’s never been written?Or gaze at a red planet and see a laboratory on wheels?
We make tools for these kinds of people.

While some see them as the crazy ones, we see genius.
Because the people who are crazy enough to thinkthey can change the world, are the ones who do.

Long time, no post.

2007-11-03T09:38:00.000+11:00

I'm asleep and...(Thud)...zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.
I was goin to tell you that if you want to help write a good Christan book, and you're on Facebook, check out John Dickson's page, and become friend's. He's now writing a book for non-Christan's telling a short story about Jesus's life. So check it out.
See you.
Josh Lama.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~
I tell you not to worry about your life. Don't worry about having something to eat, drink, or wear. Isn't life more than food or clothing?
Mat 6:25 (CEV)
~~~~~~~~~~~

The Holidays

2007-10-01T08:03:00.000+10:00

Well, it been a while since I have been posting. I'll be going away for the Holidays over here in Australia... TO THE GOLD COAST!!
So, here is my quote to think about...

And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in
knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best
and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ,

Philippians 1:9-10 (New International Version)

See you.

Stupid Internet

2007-08-22T15:19:00.000+10:00

Just wanted to say My internet isn't working.
Won't be posting for a while.

Hot dog, We have a winner!

2007-08-05T11:50:00.000+10:00

And the winner is...Split three ways,

More geeky stuff

Well, the podcast awards are up, and I would like you guys to vote! I don't do any podcasts yet, but, GO and vote. I would suggest http://www.sqpn.com for podcasts to vote, AND THEY ARE christran! Also

More Religion stuff

Well, Reading the bible is a very important thing to do. we have new addition to the website that is a Verse of the day, (It's above this post) You can get it from Bible Gateway.

More of my life

I'm doing at wonderful Talk at school, on GOD IS STRONG! when posting this, I have no idea what I am doing, but it's going to be cool.

Also I am participating in the NCSS PROGRAMING CHALLENGE. Learning Python. It's cool. (Stupid Syntax)

See you soon.

(More websites to go to

http://chaplainchaps.blogspot.com/ )

The Poll

2007-07-12T21:50:00.000+10:00

The poll that is above this post is very important. This will change this blog. Please look very carfuly at the poll. (On the comments pleese tell me any problems.) I will not post until the poll is finnished.
See you.
Josh Lama.

Geeky Stuff
http://joshlama.blogspot.com/2007/04/friends-prank_24.html

Relagen Stuff
http://joshlama.blogspot.com/2007/05/that-dang-good-catholic-show.html

My Stuff
http://joshlama.blogspot.com/2007/03/stuff-up.html

Nothing

I am a geek, and I listen to podcasts.

2007-07-03T09:12:00.000+10:00

And there is a expo I would loved to have gone to if i wasn't in school and I was in Australia.

There is more than one episode of That Catholic Show!

2007-06-22T15:59:00.000+10:00

Man: Hey, i found that catholic show so cool!
Jennifer: yeah, well we have a new show on soon...
Man: There's more than one episode of That Catholic Show?!

you can subscribe if you click on the header!

People, Think Different.

2007-06-05T20:13:00.000+10:00

I want to show you some of the best ads that I have ever seen. On You tube. about 1997-98. etc. etc. The rumor is that Steve Jobs (CEO of Apple Inc.) cried when he first saw this ad.

After a long search, I have found this. a 2007 version of the Think Different ad.

I found another one, but this will work.
See you

There has been some changes!

2007-05-27T11:33:00.001+10:00

A wacky book

2007-05-17T21:21:00.000+10:00

welcome to the most wacky thing I have ever seen. (Warning: there is some Swearing, and some imapropiate talking about actors in the film)

Well, I forgot about mothers day on my blog.

2007-05-14T17:44:00.000+10:00

Any who,
I hope you enjoyed mothers day.
See you.

Forgot about Mothers Day?

2007-05-10T21:06:00.000+10:00

Small Chocolate Croissants
Ingredients
10 Puff Pastry sheets
250g Dark Cooking Chocolate (Grated) [to grate the chocolate use a blender or processor.])
Egg Wash (one egg, milk, whisked)

You will also need
A tray
Cutting knife
Cooking brush
Oven
You

1 Preheat oven to 240o C. Get tray out.
2 Get a puff pastry sheet out and lightly cover with Egg wash, then lightly cover with the chocolate. Finally cut the square into 5 traingles.

3 Then roll up each triangle from cut end and roll to the point. Then make into a crescent shape. Put on tray.
4 Repeat steps 2&3.
5 Lightly glaze the croissants with the egg wash. Put the tray in the oven. Bake for 30-35 min. or golden brown. Let it cool for 5mins.
6 Enjoy.
(Sorry I can't show you how they are made in person, if you can't do this, send her a card! :) )

That Dang Good Catholic Show

2007-05-01T19:29:00.000+10:00

Man, I listen to too many podcasts. Most of them are okay, and others really good. Then there is the new podcast, 'That Catholic Show.' Watch it, and post on the comments what you think.

Looks pretty!

A Friends prank

2007-04-24T16:32:00.000+10:00

In December, a friend asked me to do a prank. He wanted to ask for 4000 lattes. Ichickened out on the spot but did it any way. I asked a friend of mine to do the prank. In January he did it!

Enjoy!
(P.S. This story didn't happen. the video did happen)

Have a Good Easter!

2007-04-06T20:04:00.000+10:00

Hey Guys,
Just wanted to say that for a while I won't be blogging. dad's computer had a small problem and for a while will be his own workstation.
So with that, enjoy your easter!
See you.

A Quote to think about

2007-04-02T17:37:00.000+10:00

Treat a man as he appears to be, and you make him worse.
But treat a man as if he were what he potentially could be, and you make him what he should be.
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
German dramatist, novelist, poet, & scientist (1749 - 1832)

The stuff up.

2007-03-29T21:07:00.000+10:00

You know, I had a not so good week this week, but one of the things that have happened to me yesterday was that i was sent to the Non-Sport room. Pretty much this could be anything from a good quick few hours of doing not a lot, or a detention.

Yesterday it was a detention. We were there for two hours. I've never been to afternoon detention but, I'd believe that they were let off at about 4:30 or so. Now school finishes at 3:15, so it would be 1hr, 15min. Again, we were there for 2 hours! Two Hours!

Now I'm only angry of how the teacher made Non-Sport. Non-Sport is not a detention, it's a place go if you stuffed up, but it's also a place for people who can't do sport.

I'm angry, but i forgive the teacher. We don't do enough forgiving in this world, and we should do more. let's be strong in our faith, and be more like Jesus.

See you soon.
Josh.

Some places to go

2007-03-26T17:57:00.000+10:00

Hey,
A few cristion places that I would sergest going are...
SQPN http://www.sqpn.com/
Who is Jesus (Great place to check out if you aren't a christian)
http://www.whosjesus.com/pages/main.asp?spid=fm1032
If you know any other good places to go post them on comments!
See ya.

Now, the real welcome.

2007-03-22T20:33:00.000+11:00

Hey,
This is also another short blog, but, hey!
I want to be as mush secretive to the internet as possible, so I'm just Josh Lama. I'm a student in a school in New South Wales, Australia, in yr 10, and a dedicated christrian. I don't have a job, love cricket, and have great friends.
that's just a bit about me.
See ya!
(Sorry for my spelling)

Welcome!

2007-03-22T20:16:00.000+11:00

Hello World!