Thanks for the hospitality that your family had shown when you are hosting the cell group. Your mom is really a friendly person to interact with. =)
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Visitation to CS house
Thanks for the hospitality that your family had shown when you are hosting the cell group. Your mom is really a friendly person to interact with. =)
Christian criticising Religion
Recently, a Christian couple were charged for distributing anti-Islam materials. In a way, I agreed with the couples' desires to "spread the Gospel responsibly" but the defination on responsibly should be defined. You do not go round stuffing other people's mailbox with tracts. You do not harass people with your faith. Jesus at the very least, do not publish tract and go round pedaling the materials.Christians win coverts through their love for sinners. Their willingness to accept and love them because they know God love them and they want the love they experienced to be shared with others. But sharing means taking time to know that person, spend time, share their lives, rather than distributing materials, hoping some miracles in the middle of the night to covert those who might read the tracts when half the time, these tracts end up in the wastebaskets.
Such incidents only potrays Christians as narrow minded, unloving, arrogent. This is very disappointing....
Friday, January 30, 2009
The need of a Saviour
In this time of era, I am beginning to appreciate the need for a Saviour. A Saviour that would uphold justice and to bring sanity back to this world. A world that is corrupted by greed, covet and selfishness by people who thinks only for themselves.
I need someone who is able to come in and do something positive rather than doing evil. I need someone who is able to rally people to do something good in common. To bring hope and direction that will do good. The ability to utilise the energy to bring about a change.
I need a God that is good and just, loving and mercy, I need a God that give me hope and direction....
I need someone who is able to come in and do something positive rather than doing evil. I need someone who is able to rally people to do something good in common. To bring hope and direction that will do good. The ability to utilise the energy to bring about a change.
I need a God that is good and just, loving and mercy, I need a God that give me hope and direction....
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Paper steamboat at Compasspoint Shopping Centre
Today I went to Compasspoint to eat the Japanese paper steamboat at its Kopitiam. A bit expensive; $6.18 (after 10% discount). I just wanted to see how come the paper does not get burn by the solid fuel. I realised that this is a simple concept of heat dissipation principle. The wire mesh conduct away much of the heat to prevent the paper from reaching its flash point. Also the paper is thicker so that it is waterproof.
Having said that, how is the taste? A big let down, the miso taste like MSG, the salmon get stuck together like a frozen lump of meat. Only served me cabbage, mushroom and tofu and spring onion. I was very thirsty after the experience. Would I try again? I do not think so.
Ok so this is my verdict for Japanese paper steamboat at Compasspoint. Very gimmick, check out the lady who is taking the orders. Do not ask me why, go find out yourself. I just find her a bit weird.
Having said that, how is the taste? A big let down, the miso taste like MSG, the salmon get stuck together like a frozen lump of meat. Only served me cabbage, mushroom and tofu and spring onion. I was very thirsty after the experience. Would I try again? I do not think so.
Ok so this is my verdict for Japanese paper steamboat at Compasspoint. Very gimmick, check out the lady who is taking the orders. Do not ask me why, go find out yourself. I just find her a bit weird.
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Faith
In life you have to ask 2 questions:
Is there a God?
Is that God the Christian one?
Is there a God?
Is that God the Christian one?
The main argument for the existent of a God mainly rest on the observed orderliness in the universe. The complexity that involved in the creation of life. The famous argument was actually proposed by a Christian thinker William Paley. He suggested that if we found a watch along the way, we would naturally wondered its creator rather than inferring from the possibility that it "happens" to be there. Likewise as we observed the universe, we would wonder its creator and not inferred that it happened to be there.
Opponent to this arguement include the famous Carl Sargen and Richard Dawkins who wrote the book, The Blind watchmaker to counter the watchmaker arguement. You can read it if you are interested, bearing in mind that his main argument rest on computer model that he generated and argue that orderliness can indeed arise from intense chaos. However, he forgot the fact that there required a maker for the rules in his computer model and still he cannot escape the need for a maker.
Now if you have no problem with the first question, the second one is a more difficult one; mainly, how do you know Jesus is the one true God?
Few areas for you to consider:
- The apostles (except John) died as a marty, many of them are either crucified, drown, saw into two because they refused to reject their faith. Of course you can say that many people of other faith died for their belief, but not many would die without bringing others down, if you know what i mean.
- The sheer amount of ancient manuscripts found compare to the rest of the world.
- How recent the manuscript was written after Jesus' death until the author can claim that you can ask those witnesses who are still around during that time.
The frankness of the bible, it does not potray anyone as a hero except Jesus. In fact, it just did the opposite; kings commit adultry, murder, Apostle betraying Jesus, denied him three times .
-Religous leaders cried out to crucify Jesus because he is seen by them as a glutton, friend of sinner. Family rejected him. I mean, if you are going to fabricate a religion, you might as well write him having an extraordinary character perfoming heroic acts and saving the world.
What is stopping people from believing?
- New age movement: The thought of relativism, nothing is absolute. The only counter argue to this should anyone tell me this would be: your statement is an absolute statement, so your statement is not true and i would believe that.
-No one is holding the truth. We are like the blind men feeling for the elephant. For that person who make this statement did not realise that in order to know that the blind are feeling for the elephant there is a need to have a man that is not blind. So you are trying to say that you are the only holding the truth which is not true because you just claim that no one is holding the truth.
Christians: sometimes, it is us who is making people fail to believe because we make the belief looked so silly. Either we make it too spiritual, we sprout words and statements that sound supersitous like other religions, or we cannot intelligent communicate to identify that Christianity is unique, that we are sinners saved by grace to do good works.
Christians family: not living by example. Make going to church a chore, make the faith like a painful experience.
Church: not engaging to the youths, rest and content with the existing people.
Of course, this is a personal opinion and I am presumptous in making these observations, you can disagree with me.
Opponent to this arguement include the famous Carl Sargen and Richard Dawkins who wrote the book, The Blind watchmaker to counter the watchmaker arguement. You can read it if you are interested, bearing in mind that his main argument rest on computer model that he generated and argue that orderliness can indeed arise from intense chaos. However, he forgot the fact that there required a maker for the rules in his computer model and still he cannot escape the need for a maker.
Now if you have no problem with the first question, the second one is a more difficult one; mainly, how do you know Jesus is the one true God?
Few areas for you to consider:
- The apostles (except John) died as a marty, many of them are either crucified, drown, saw into two because they refused to reject their faith. Of course you can say that many people of other faith died for their belief, but not many would die without bringing others down, if you know what i mean.
- The sheer amount of ancient manuscripts found compare to the rest of the world.
- How recent the manuscript was written after Jesus' death until the author can claim that you can ask those witnesses who are still around during that time.
The frankness of the bible, it does not potray anyone as a hero except Jesus. In fact, it just did the opposite; kings commit adultry, murder, Apostle betraying Jesus, denied him three times .
-Religous leaders cried out to crucify Jesus because he is seen by them as a glutton, friend of sinner. Family rejected him. I mean, if you are going to fabricate a religion, you might as well write him having an extraordinary character perfoming heroic acts and saving the world.
What is stopping people from believing?
- New age movement: The thought of relativism, nothing is absolute. The only counter argue to this should anyone tell me this would be: your statement is an absolute statement, so your statement is not true and i would believe that.
-No one is holding the truth. We are like the blind men feeling for the elephant. For that person who make this statement did not realise that in order to know that the blind are feeling for the elephant there is a need to have a man that is not blind. So you are trying to say that you are the only holding the truth which is not true because you just claim that no one is holding the truth.
Christians: sometimes, it is us who is making people fail to believe because we make the belief looked so silly. Either we make it too spiritual, we sprout words and statements that sound supersitous like other religions, or we cannot intelligent communicate to identify that Christianity is unique, that we are sinners saved by grace to do good works.
Christians family: not living by example. Make going to church a chore, make the faith like a painful experience.
Church: not engaging to the youths, rest and content with the existing people.
Of course, this is a personal opinion and I am presumptous in making these observations, you can disagree with me.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Saturday, January 10, 2009
Jan 20 2009 Here we come...
I cannot wait for the next US president to take office on Jan 20 even though I am a Singaporean. The world has become a more chaotic place because of the lameduck leaders in US. Finally, there is someone who can articulate clearly what he wants and displayed much intelligence on his nation. There is someone who give speeches that is intelligent and inspiring.
Friday, January 9, 2009
Prawning Experience
Went prawning last Sunday with some of my church friends at Bishan. I like the experience of prawning, just traumatic with the skewing of the prawns alive. Actually the satifaction comes from being able to fish the prawns up the pond and how huge the prawns will be.
Some of the things to note when going prawning:
- small bait: do not use a huge bait since prawns do not have a huge mouth.
-cast the line near to the pond since there is not much difference casting far or near the pond
- maintain a suitable tension between the weight and the rod so that you can feel when the prawn got hook
-do not reel in once the prawn is hooked. gently pull the rod so that the prawn and eat the bait even more and secure the prawn
-tie the prawns' claws using the line before taking out the bait
-just skew the prawns alive
-bring other food along when prawning. You do not want to end up just eating the prawns and wasting the charcoal right?
And also remember to take a picture of your achievement:
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Saturday, January 3, 2009
Interesting Places in 2008
Pior to the visit to the Soong sister's mansion on the new year eve, K and I went to a few interesting places to take photos.
Matilda's House (Punggol Rd)
A hundred year old house owned by a lawyer family as a getaway place in the previous centuries. This house stay overlook the developement of Punggol all these years as it rots away in time. The house is now planked up with CCTV and heavily fenced up, so we cannot go inside that day which is a letdown since my friend went inside the previous time...
Changi hospital (The old one)
This is the most scariest trip I have went. We set off at 8.20 in the morning and I can simply feel the eerieness of the building that it breathe. I did not went up the fifth floor we just walk around the compound and inside the mountury where they keep the dead bodies of their patients.
Buangkok Village
Technically, it is not abandoned. But it is one of the most interesting places that we have went exploring. The picture here is supposely to be an indian funded home for the mentally illed patients. Initially, I thought it was abandoned from the look of it. I was a bit surprise in fact when I first stumbled this place by its stone lions. This area is also Singapore last kampong in mainland.
National Stadium
Singapore first stadium waiting to be torn down, making its way for the new one. We went there to take some of its abandone looks and did some goofy stuffs there as you can see. It is quite small surprisingly as we went in to have a look.
Matilda's House (Punggol Rd)
A hundred year old house owned by a lawyer family as a getaway place in the previous centuries. This house stay overlook the developement of Punggol all these years as it rots away in time. The house is now planked up with CCTV and heavily fenced up, so we cannot go inside that day which is a letdown since my friend went inside the previous time...Changi hospital (The old one)
This is the most scariest trip I have went. We set off at 8.20 in the morning and I can simply feel the eerieness of the building that it breathe. I did not went up the fifth floor we just walk around the compound and inside the mountury where they keep the dead bodies of their patients.Buangkok Village
Technically, it is not abandoned. But it is one of the most interesting places that we have went exploring. The picture here is supposely to be an indian funded home for the mentally illed patients. Initially, I thought it was abandoned from the look of it. I was a bit surprise in fact when I first stumbled this place by its stone lions. This area is also Singapore last kampong in mainland.National Stadium
Singapore first stadium waiting to be torn down, making its way for the new one. We went there to take some of its abandone looks and did some goofy stuffs there as you can see. It is quite small surprisingly as we went in to have a look.
Friday, January 2, 2009
Abandoned House at Grange Road
We went to this dilapidated house at Grange Road recently to take pictures of it. It was nicknamed "Soong Sisters' Mansion" by the SPI (Singapore Paranormal Investigators), even though there were no relations whatsoever with the Soong sisters.
Risking our necks and backs (since we have a crawl and climb like dogs and ninjas) just to get this shot of beautiful staircase makes the effort worthwhile...I was mesmerized by the sight of stairway. Time had just stand for that moment as I imagine those Shanghai ladies wearing cheongsams walking down the stairway leading to the hall, attending their dinner functions. Just what stories happened in this house, who owns this house, is a mystery.
We stayed for quite a while since there are so many rooms and corridors to cover. Although it is a bit eerie since the window was green in colour and it made the whole place green when sunlight penetrate through the window.
Well, it did make my face look green with envy!
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