Ode to the Mok

My Rainbow

Extremely happy,
That I am going out with Mok Shi.
Yep, she is my girl!
With looks, that makes me twirl.

She lives just a throw away approx a mile,
But it's her ‘idiosyncrasies” that makes me smile!
With me .. the poor Pay Li , she borrows me her money,
It's a desire, I will fill her life with honey
( and return back her money )

To be with her, is a gift.
Though sometimes we have our own tiff,
And, in my life there is,
A Rainbow ,
That I , the Rambo,
will always cherish.

Till we know how to feed each other

A man spoke with the Lord about heaven and hell. The Lord said to the man "come, I will show you hell". They entered a room where a group of famished people sat around a huge pot of cooking stew. Everyone in the room was starving and desperate. Each person held a spoon that reached the pot but each spoon had a handle so much longer than their own arms that it could not be used to get the stew into their own mouths. The suffering was terrible. "Come now, I will show you heaven" the Lord said.

They entered another room identical to the first, the big pot of stew, the group of people and the same long-handled spoons. But here everyone was happy and well nourished. "I don't understand" said the man. "Why is everyone happy here and miserable in the other room? Everything is the same."

"Here," said the Lord "they have learned to feed each other". BE DEVOTED TO ONE ANOTHER IN BROTHERLY LOVE. HONOR ONE ANOTHER ABOVE YOURSELVES-Rom 12:10

Emotional Fare-well ?

Yesterday was another youth's farewell 'party'. The whole gang went down to Kuala Lumpur International Airport to say bye to Sarah Chan . The 'party' is a somewhat oxymoron cause many people cried. It is always a joy to see a group of friends who went through life together. Of course , yesterday was pretty hard on some of them because it is the beginning of separation . And no matter how hard each try to keep in touch , nothing is second to distance and time.

It was tough seeing another friend go off , with Jia-Sheen and Charlene .. or Lu Xu and Hengky. My prayer that she will be 'herself' , safe and healthy .. and grow in the knowledge and experience of Christ . ..

btw , Moses did not cry . ; )

Talk a lot , or do a lot more? [07 January 2005]

I personally don't think we will know exactly the reason that God have for the tsunami , and I never bothered at this time. Received an email that blames Christians' christmas 'parties and indecency" from a Malay writer .. And another one that blames the 'idol worshippers' which increases God's judgement due to their 'growing sins" , presumely from a Christian writer. Decided to give up on speculation works and counter work.

I think sometimes we are just to intellectual and 'spiritual' that we forgot the practical aspect of things . The reality is that lotsa people ( 'idol worshippers ' , 'sinners' , Muslims , Buddhists , atheists and whatever categories they are termed ) are dead or hurt and need help. And "what would be your response" may be a more meaningful question to ask.Yesterday , a christian noted that churches seemed to be very inactive in comparison to temples ( buddhist or hindu ) . Without doubt that there are much work collecting money and doing other works ( in all fairness ) , but we seemed to lack urgency as perhaps if it happened to Phillipines. ( orang sendiri ) .

While church response can be argued as not the supposed nor single gauge , Christians can and need to respond in ways that are worthy of our namesake. For faith wihout action is dead.Lord , thank you for ever present command in this situation . For you have created us all , and all the creations acknowledges it. We pray for those who are shattered and broken , that they will find comfort and strength. We pray for those who have lost their belongings , that they can begin living again. We pray for those who are responding with their heart , that they will find abundant grace in their work and deeper love and trust in You and others in this time of stuggle. Forgive us if our priorities are wrong and touch our heart that it will not seemed cold but will enable us to act with our love. Dalam Name Yesus Kristus . Amin.