I really have no idea why they exist!
Excuse the cussing....
Monday, December 29, 2008
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Growing up
I'm slowly morphing into my dad... Not because I want to, but because I'm forced to.
And that is destroying me. Slowly but surely
And that is destroying me. Slowly but surely
Friday, October 17, 2008
Primitive minds
Read this.
If you get tired, just scroll to the bottom. This is 'sastera'- a FICTION in a NEWSPAPER.
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"Sedang YB J asyik dengan lamunannya, dia dikejutkan dengan suara pemandunya yang memaklumkan, “Kita sudah sampai YB.”
Menunggu dia di luar ialah para penganjur dialog yang bakal berlangsung. Salah seorang daripada mereka membuka pintu kereta YB J, bersalaman dengannya dan memperkenalkannya dengan ahli jawatankuasa penganjur yang lain. Diiringi oleh mereka, YB J dibawa ke pentas. Menurut kiraannya ada 500 orang di dalam dewan pagi itu. Dia bangga dengan kehadiran begitu ramai anak bangsanya yang ingin bertemu dengannya. Apa yang lebih membanggakan YB J ialah mereka belajar luar negara dengan biayai sendiri, bukannya bantuan kerajaan.
Selepas ucapan-ucapan aluan oleh pengerusi penganjur selesai, YB J dijemput untuk memberi ucapannya. Inilah detik-detik yang ditunggu-tunggu oleh YB J. Gagasan politik baru Malaysia barunya akan dihebahkan kepada dunia bebas. Dia teringat buku Kee Thuan Chye yang berjudul 8 Mac The Day Malaysian Woke Up. Momentum rakyat Malaysia atau lebih tepat lagi warga bukan Melayu Malaysia yang sudah jaga dari lena itu mesti ditingkatkan. Pagi itu dia berazam untuk berbuat demikian.
Tetapi tanpa diketahui oleh YB J, di kalangan 500 orang generasi muda yang hadir pada pagi itu ada yang tidak setuju dengan pandangan politiknya itu. Salah seorang daripada mereka berazam untuk membetulkan penyimpangan politik YB J dengan caranya yang tersendiri.
Apabila YB J bangun untuk menuju ke rostrum ucapan, seorang anak muda dari belakang pentas berjalan tenang menuju ke arahnya. YB J tersenyum kepadanya. Dia menyangka anak muda seketurunan dengannya ingin mengiringinya ke rostrum atau bersalaman dengannya.
YB J menghulurkan tangan. Tiba-tiba YB J tergaman dan berdiri kaku. Dia tidak percaya dengan apa yang dilihatnya. Tergenggam erat pada tangan anak muda yang seolah-olah mahu membalas salam tangan yang dihulur itu ialah sepucuk pistol jenis Revolver yang betul-betul diajukan ke arah dada YB J.
Tanpa berkata apa-apa, anak muda itu melepaskan beberapa das tembakan. Salah satu daripadanya tepat mengenai jantung YB J. Dia rebah ke lantai.
Para hadirin menjadi panik. Mereka yang berada di atas pentas turut tergamam melihat apa yang berlaku. Kejadian menjadi hiruk-pikuk dan tidak terkawal. Pihak penganjur yang tidak menduga kejadian malang itu berlaku, tidak tahu berbuat apa-apa. Beberapa orang anggota polis berpakaian preman yang menjadi tetamu yang tidak diundang dalam majlis itu, meluru ke arah pentas. Rakan-rakan mereka yang berpakaian seragam yang berkawal di luar juga bergegas masuk ke dewan.
Tetapi belum sempat mereka berbuat apa-apa, kedengaran beberapa das tembakan lagi. Kali ini yang rebah adalah anak muda itu sendiri.
Apabila pihak polis tiba di tempat kejadian, kedua-dua mereka - YB J dan anak muda yang berpakaian kemas itu, sudah tidak lagi bernyawa.
Sewaktu pemeriksaan dibuat ke atas mayat anak muda yang tidak dikenali itu, terselit sehelai nota yang ditaip rapi, ditulis dalam bahasa Kebangsaan.
Ia berbunyi: YB Josephine adalah ancaman terhadap keharmonian. Lebih baik riwayatnya ditamatkan supaya masyarakat berbilang kaum boleh tinggal aman damai di negara bertuah ini. Saya berkorban untuk masa depan.
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These idiots will never grow up. It is true politicians do get messy digging up each others dirty little secrets. But inciting assassination? COME ON... When will they grow up?
Some say development is democracy... We are never going to be ready for development until we truly welcome democracy. To the Malays: Please grow up.
If you get tired, just scroll to the bottom. This is 'sastera'- a FICTION in a NEWSPAPER.
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"Sedang YB J asyik dengan lamunannya, dia dikejutkan dengan suara pemandunya yang memaklumkan, “Kita sudah sampai YB.”
Menunggu dia di luar ialah para penganjur dialog yang bakal berlangsung. Salah seorang daripada mereka membuka pintu kereta YB J, bersalaman dengannya dan memperkenalkannya dengan ahli jawatankuasa penganjur yang lain. Diiringi oleh mereka, YB J dibawa ke pentas. Menurut kiraannya ada 500 orang di dalam dewan pagi itu. Dia bangga dengan kehadiran begitu ramai anak bangsanya yang ingin bertemu dengannya. Apa yang lebih membanggakan YB J ialah mereka belajar luar negara dengan biayai sendiri, bukannya bantuan kerajaan.
Selepas ucapan-ucapan aluan oleh pengerusi penganjur selesai, YB J dijemput untuk memberi ucapannya. Inilah detik-detik yang ditunggu-tunggu oleh YB J. Gagasan politik baru Malaysia barunya akan dihebahkan kepada dunia bebas. Dia teringat buku Kee Thuan Chye yang berjudul 8 Mac The Day Malaysian Woke Up. Momentum rakyat Malaysia atau lebih tepat lagi warga bukan Melayu Malaysia yang sudah jaga dari lena itu mesti ditingkatkan. Pagi itu dia berazam untuk berbuat demikian.
Tetapi tanpa diketahui oleh YB J, di kalangan 500 orang generasi muda yang hadir pada pagi itu ada yang tidak setuju dengan pandangan politiknya itu. Salah seorang daripada mereka berazam untuk membetulkan penyimpangan politik YB J dengan caranya yang tersendiri.
Apabila YB J bangun untuk menuju ke rostrum ucapan, seorang anak muda dari belakang pentas berjalan tenang menuju ke arahnya. YB J tersenyum kepadanya. Dia menyangka anak muda seketurunan dengannya ingin mengiringinya ke rostrum atau bersalaman dengannya.
YB J menghulurkan tangan. Tiba-tiba YB J tergaman dan berdiri kaku. Dia tidak percaya dengan apa yang dilihatnya. Tergenggam erat pada tangan anak muda yang seolah-olah mahu membalas salam tangan yang dihulur itu ialah sepucuk pistol jenis Revolver yang betul-betul diajukan ke arah dada YB J.
Tanpa berkata apa-apa, anak muda itu melepaskan beberapa das tembakan. Salah satu daripadanya tepat mengenai jantung YB J. Dia rebah ke lantai.
Para hadirin menjadi panik. Mereka yang berada di atas pentas turut tergamam melihat apa yang berlaku. Kejadian menjadi hiruk-pikuk dan tidak terkawal. Pihak penganjur yang tidak menduga kejadian malang itu berlaku, tidak tahu berbuat apa-apa. Beberapa orang anggota polis berpakaian preman yang menjadi tetamu yang tidak diundang dalam majlis itu, meluru ke arah pentas. Rakan-rakan mereka yang berpakaian seragam yang berkawal di luar juga bergegas masuk ke dewan.
Tetapi belum sempat mereka berbuat apa-apa, kedengaran beberapa das tembakan lagi. Kali ini yang rebah adalah anak muda itu sendiri.
Apabila pihak polis tiba di tempat kejadian, kedua-dua mereka - YB J dan anak muda yang berpakaian kemas itu, sudah tidak lagi bernyawa.
Sewaktu pemeriksaan dibuat ke atas mayat anak muda yang tidak dikenali itu, terselit sehelai nota yang ditaip rapi, ditulis dalam bahasa Kebangsaan.
Ia berbunyi: YB Josephine adalah ancaman terhadap keharmonian. Lebih baik riwayatnya ditamatkan supaya masyarakat berbilang kaum boleh tinggal aman damai di negara bertuah ini. Saya berkorban untuk masa depan.
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These idiots will never grow up. It is true politicians do get messy digging up each others dirty little secrets. But inciting assassination? COME ON... When will they grow up?
Some say development is democracy... We are never going to be ready for development until we truly welcome democracy. To the Malays: Please grow up.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
Live
For the moment.
For 10 years down the road you will look back and wish you were here once again.
Live for the moment and not look how things will be like in another place/time. Live for the moment so you won't regret... Live for the moment so you know the days are not flying by...
For 10 years down the road you will look back and wish you were here once again.
Live for the moment and not look how things will be like in another place/time. Live for the moment so you won't regret... Live for the moment so you know the days are not flying by...
Sunday, October 12, 2008
You're that man!
I was reading a book today and something really hit me hard. There are Christians out there who can quote verses, teach a whole semester on Holiness, and even heard God's voice before. Then we take on Paul's teaching of warning your brothers and sisters and Christ and go around rebuking others' sins, BUT we ourselves are blind to our own sins.
This is where the relevance of Old Testament comes in. The story of David, Bathsheba, and the prophet. David HEARS God's voice, is the king+spiritual leader of his nation. Yet he sins, and then Nathan comes about telling him a story about how a rich man took away a poor man's sheep... David was quick to point out the rich man's sin, but what is seriously wrong here?
David didn't realize HE WAS THAT MAN. Until the story was over and Nathan said "YOU ARE THAT MAN".... DUDEEE>>> You think I walked all the way through your palace guards just to tell you a bedtime story? You're that freaking man... you... you... Rich, fat, blessed, greedy.
Aren't we all like that? If I wasn't like that, it wouldn't hit me this hard. People like us serve in church diligently, attend numerous camps and conventions, know the Bible back-to-back, yet we sin. We sin because we lack self-checks. We lack self-checks because we lack of sensitivity to the spirit. We lack the sensitivity because we lack of humility. We lack humility because we have too much pride.
This is where the relevance of Old Testament comes in. The story of David, Bathsheba, and the prophet. David HEARS God's voice, is the king+spiritual leader of his nation. Yet he sins, and then Nathan comes about telling him a story about how a rich man took away a poor man's sheep... David was quick to point out the rich man's sin, but what is seriously wrong here?
David didn't realize HE WAS THAT MAN. Until the story was over and Nathan said "YOU ARE THAT MAN".... DUDEEE>>> You think I walked all the way through your palace guards just to tell you a bedtime story? You're that freaking man... you... you... Rich, fat, blessed, greedy.
Aren't we all like that? If I wasn't like that, it wouldn't hit me this hard. People like us serve in church diligently, attend numerous camps and conventions, know the Bible back-to-back, yet we sin. We sin because we lack self-checks. We lack self-checks because we lack of sensitivity to the spirit. We lack the sensitivity because we lack of humility. We lack humility because we have too much pride.
Friday, October 10, 2008
The bigger picture
While we all have our own troubles, keep in mind we are in a bigger problem:
US, Europe, Iceland, now Japan.
Notice a pattern? Yes... the big three.
US, Europe, Iceland, now Japan.
Notice a pattern? Yes... the big three.
Thursday, October 9, 2008
Freewill vs God's will
Allow me to dispel the myth of God's will. I agree with Victoria Wong's idea of God's will and God's plans. However, allow me to elaborate more. This is particularly important so we don't simply state "That's not God's will". Firstly, get this right: Because we are here to walk this journey and only the strong will continue loving him. Living life on earth is LIKE a test. This can be evidenced by Elijah's life- he grew so close to God that eventually God took him home. Am I saying the only purpose in life is to love God? You can say that. How is this test supposed to work if you don't have the freewill to choose God over everything else? Freewill IS a part of God's will.
It is true God's will never change- that is for us to draw close to him. How we get there is CHANGEABLE. Maybe it'll be clearer if I painted it this way: The end (his will) is always the same, the means to the end (our freely willed choices) is changeable.
What evidence in the Bible do I have to say that? Jesus's line of ancestors contained prostitutes. Is selling one's body ever right in God's eyes? No... However, his will never changed- Jesus was still born and gave us salvation. He never takes away freewill, remember that... His ways and wisdom transcends us- he can work it out in such a way you can still choose, but you are ultimately doing his will. Btw, this also means there is NO SUCH THING as a soulmate- someone designated to marry you. Yes, there are cases where God specifies who you should marry (like my aunt and like that old testament prophet... what's his name?) but generally, no...
So choose... But remember when you sin, eventually God will take you back IF only you want to. Also remember, when you sin... You are not taking the straightest road to the end; you are taking a longer, more winding road. So his plans are good- but only if you really seek him first. The straightest road is open when you seek him first.
It is true God's will never change- that is for us to draw close to him. How we get there is CHANGEABLE. Maybe it'll be clearer if I painted it this way: The end (his will) is always the same, the means to the end (our freely willed choices) is changeable.
What evidence in the Bible do I have to say that? Jesus's line of ancestors contained prostitutes. Is selling one's body ever right in God's eyes? No... However, his will never changed- Jesus was still born and gave us salvation. He never takes away freewill, remember that... His ways and wisdom transcends us- he can work it out in such a way you can still choose, but you are ultimately doing his will. Btw, this also means there is NO SUCH THING as a soulmate- someone designated to marry you. Yes, there are cases where God specifies who you should marry (like my aunt and like that old testament prophet... what's his name?) but generally, no...
So choose... But remember when you sin, eventually God will take you back IF only you want to. Also remember, when you sin... You are not taking the straightest road to the end; you are taking a longer, more winding road. So his plans are good- but only if you really seek him first. The straightest road is open when you seek him first.
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