If you were born a member of the opposite gender, how different do you think your life would be? I seriously doubt I’d be in Japan, and I’d have missed marrying the most beautiful woman in the world, my wife Reina Jihye.
What were your best and worst moments of 2008? Worst Moment: Japan Christian Junior College (my current employer) breaking my contract three times in the space of four weeks. Best Moment: Despite the above situation, God working out his will and giving us his help in moving and finding immediate employment.
Really, how can we make the world a better place? If everyone just accepted Jesus Christ as LORD and Saviour, it would make this world a better place overnight.
What's the best thing about winter? The worst? The best thing about Winter: SNOW!!!!The worst thing about Winter: We don’t get enough SNOW in Tokyo in the Winter!!!! As of right now, what song relates to your life and why? “Fly” by Sanctus Real: not just because it’s the song I’m listening to right at this moment, but also because it talks of asking for God’s help in troubling times.This past year has been most troubling.
Do you give to any charities? Why? Any “Charity” that doesn’t have Jesus Christ at its core, and His Word as its foundation, is dangerous to give to. I usually give to several Churches that I know, and to Gospel for Asia.
What did you give and get this holiday season? Was it what you'd hoped for? Thanks to my wife and I having to move, we haven’t given much this year, but we plan to send gifts home in the very near future. My wife received a sweater and stocking cap, and I got leather-top crocs from Mom and Dad.
What's on your essential holiday movie playlist? Yes Man, with Jim Carrey looks interesting, as does Australia with Nicole Kidman. Clint Eastwood’s latest looks cool, too…
What's one reason you're happy to be alive? The chance and opportunity to live for and serve Jesus Christ.
What person in your life has helped you better refine your outlook on life? How? My wife, Reina Jihye: had it not been for her, I’d likely have left Japan long before now, especially in light of the most recent stuff that has gone down thanks to poor administrative decisions.
What does the state of the economy mean to your life? A stronger Japanese Yen against the US Dollar, and therefore, easier to pay off my college loan.
If it were proven that life existed on Mars, would you like to live there? No; Earth is just fine. Besides, if so-called higher life is ever “discovered” on Mars, it will likely be something meant to lead people away from Jesus Christ and eternal life (see below question and answer).
Are you a firm believer in the paranormal, or are you a skeptic who laughs at the idea of ghosts? By and large, the so-called “Paranormal” is merely one more way that the Devil, Satan, is leading people away from Jesus Christ. Ghosts are devils, fallen angels sent ot lead people into greater fear and bondage to darkness.
What do you plan to name your firstborn child? Why? If she’s a girl: REINA or REGINA. Reina is my wife’s American Name, and is beautiful, meaning queen in Spanish. Regina means the same (queen) in Italian. If he’s a boy: ELI, ELIJAH, or ELISHAH: These names all have God’s Aramaic Name, and give praise to Him.
What holiday traditions do you have or want to start? A Cedar or Pine tree being placed in the living room, with presents underneath, decorated and topped off with an angel or star on top. Santa Clause gifts laid out for the family, and gifts exchanged and given on Christmas Day, followed by Christmas Dinner. Inviting people over to our place to celebrate Christmas Eve and Day who cannot get home.
If you could put any three laws into effect, what would they be and why? 1.Administration-led prayer in public school is now legal again. 2.Abortion on demand is now a Class One, Capital Offense Felony (save for the life of the mother being in danger). 3.There’s no such thing as homosexual marriage.
If you won a multi-million dollar lottery, what would your first five purchases be? 1.Pay tithes of the gross winnings. 2.Pay the necessary taxes to the US Federal and Kansas State Governments. 3.Pay off my college loans 4.Give a great percentage to my families in Korea and the USA. 5.Give all but about $250K away to worthy causes…
If you take away your race, religion, family, education and job - who are you? About two hundred or so pounds of flesh taking up space better reserved for someone else. Basically, nothing.
What are some controversial views you hold? - I believe the Bible is 100% true and error-free. - Homosexuality is a sin that WILL be judged by God, just as surely as any other sin will be judged. - Everybody who is without Jesus Christ will end up in a fiery, tormenting eternity if they continue to reject Him as LORD and Saviour. - Christian Artists who fall and stay in that fallen state are no longer Christian Artists. - It’s entirely okay, yea, even necessary, to spank Children when they misbehave and/or disobey. - God is a God of Love, but he is also a God of Holiness and Justice, and unrepentant sin and sinners will be judged. - There’s no such thing as a “No Fault” Divorce, and “Irreconcilable Differences” is a cop-out for being a lazy, selfish spouse. - ADHD and ADD are excuses for bad parents to continue to be bad parents, for parents to let their children be brats and get away with it, and a label for allowing children to do their own thing, their own way, and be basically selfish and inconsiderate (and I believe the same for so-called mild cases of autism). - Evolution is not a Scientific Theory, not even a Hypothesis, but an Idea based on faith similarly as Creation is, with one exception: Evolution bases its faith on nothing. - A baby is a person, and a baby human, from the moment of conception, and abortion for any other case save for the life of the mother being in danger is 1st Degree, Premeditated Murder. - Senator Joseph McCarthy was right in what he was doing with regards to communism in the USA in the 1950s. - President Ronald Reagan was the best President for the USA in my lifetime, and 3rd best in the History of the USA. - The United States was founded by the Founding Fathers as a Christian Nation, the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence are based solely on the Bible, and that banning Administration-led prayer in Public School was the worst mistake that the US Government could ever have made. - The USA was right and correct to use Nuclear Weapons to end the Pacific Theatre of World War Two against the Japanese. - While it is groundbreaking that Barack Obama was elected President of the United States of America, he is not the best black man for the job. - President Truman did the USA and Korea (yea, the whole world, even) a disservice when he removed General of the Army Douglas MacArthur from command of the US 8th Army after the Red Chinese entered the Korean War.
What was the worst present you've ever given or received during the holidays? I can’t think of one, to be honest:every gift I’ve ever been given for Christmas has always been wonderful, and usually just what I wanted and/or asked for.
How do you deal with telemarketers? “Thanks, but no thanks.” in the USA; in Japan, “ごめなさい! 日本語分かりません!” (“I’m sorry! I don’t understand Japanese!”) with a distinctly Foreign Accent.
Which reality TV show, if any, would you love to be a part of? Reality Shows Are Stupid! They are just shills for people to get their fifteen minutes of fame!
What do you want to be when you grow up? A Teacher: I am one, and I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What is your latest obsession? WarpFire: It’s an awesome game, and the people involved are pretty-much class acts…
Is it overly politically correct to avoid using the phrase "Merry Christmas" during the holidays? People who have a “problem” with “Merry Christmas” are always generally people who have a problem with another “politically ‘incorrect’” word: SIN.
Are you an organ donor? Why or why not? I signed up, but didn’t get it signed and witnessed, and I probably won’t. After discussion with Mom and Dad, as well as other family members, I have come to wonder if organ donation isn’t an excuse for organ harvesting…
What is your favorite dinosaur?What features of that dinosaur make it your favorite? Tylosaur: They’re like a Tyrannosaurus Rex in water, only more fearsome, and more frightening.
If you could relive any moment in the past, what would it be and why? The time I verbally killed a friend and friendship via a letter and package. In retrospect, I should have just burned everything, at the worst, and ended communication with the seemingly offending party at that time.
Can you lead a successful life without attending college? Do you know anyone that has? Yes, and I have a few High School and Junior High friends who have done it….but having that College Degree makes life much better, and opens many more doors of opportunity.
If you died today, what would your epitaph say? FORGIVEN!
What's something you learned recently that you should have known for a long time?? I CAN cook Thanksgiving and Christmas Turkeys. After watching and even helping my Mother, both Grandmothers, several Aunts, and many, many lady friends of our family cook turkeys for the holidays over the years, I should have known a long time ago that I could bake a good one up.
In retrospect, what's the worst advice you were ever given? Did you follow it? “Jason, you need to get laid before you leave college!” A friend suggested that to me at work, one day, and he even mentioned a few girls who were *ahem* “available”, and who liked me enough to get it done. I’m glad I didn’t: my wife was and is well worth the wait!!!!
Products that cause injuries are recalled. But cigarettes are never recalled. Why is that? For the same reason that alcohol isn’t recalled: MONEY! So long as cigarettes and alcohol make the big $$$$$, they will always be on shelves, freely open for the public to purchase and consume…
What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving? I’m thankful for so many things: - A Beautiful wife… - Living in a country that I love… - Working an occupation that I love so much I’d do for free… - A loving Family in Korea and the USA… - Snow in the Winter, cool breezes in the Summer, Cherry Blossoms in the Spring, and the explosions of color that happen in the Fall… - Being a citizen of the 2nd greatest country that has ever existed n the face of the Earth, the United States of America, and the men and women who laid down their lives over the centuries for the freedoms I enjoy as an American… - And most of all, a Loving Saviour Who gave up his life for my sins, so that I could spend forever with him in the best place that has ever been created…
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Wow! You been very busy! MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009 to you, to your family and to your beloved ones.