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Of course, just like how YB J is "NOT" Teresa kok, Aminah is "NOT" Altantuya
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
You Know What I'd Like To See?
Solidarity.
Unity.
Utusan just published a short 'so-called fictional' story about a MP (obviously Teresa Kok) who gets killed for being anti-Islam and anti-Malay. I read it with great distaste.
Obviously the publishers have no ethics, no conscience and a disgusting liking for character assassination. But that's nothing new, is it?
Just yesterday, I was talking to a friend who works for one of the state councillors. He was telling me that some of the local suraus in their constitution are pulling some sort of trick again. Something akin to the whole Teresa Kok humdinger. And obviously, it's all blown out of proportion in the Malay dailies.
You know what gets me? It really never ceases to amaze me how these 'defenders of Islam' are so similar all around the world. When the Taliban was getting whupped by the US Army, they issued broadcasts proclaiming glorious victories. Same scenario in Iraq. And right here in Malaysia, some few of these 'defenders of Islam' proliferate. What great men you are, hiding behind the excuse of defending your religion to hurl barbed accusations at your opponents.
And in all of this, where is MCA's bravado? Where is Gerakan's muscle? The 'show' that they put on in 'defending' the rights of the non-Malays seems to be nothing more than a facade, doesn't it?
So tell me, who has shown unity so far? BN? Haha. They have about as much unity as a bald man has hair. When Teresa was accused, it was a Malay lady from PAS who came to help. MCA? Gerakan? Woefully silent. But I do like the fact that this lady (I'm sorry I can't remember her name) reached across the racial barrier to help out another person.
I know this is not being written very well. I'm still very disgusted at the short story I just read, which you can find here.
Anyway, what I would really like to see is Malaysians reaching across the cultural and racial divides that set us apart. I would love to see our beloved Malay brothers and sisters rise up and condemn the racial acts the Government is churning out. I assure you, if you could read and understand the Chinese dailies, you would see very little love for Gerakan and MCA. I believe the Indians have been vocal enough against MIC.
No we don't want to take over the country. This country is Malaysia, and it will forever be, not China or India. Don't buy the lies of the Government who say that we will take more and more and leave our Malay brothers and sisters behind in the mud. You guys are better than that. You don't need the coddling they're giving you (which is also enriching themselves at the same time).
Stand up and be counted. I know so many of our Malay brothers already reject UMNO and their racial ways. Just like how so many of us reject MCA and their spineless ways. What's left to be done is the joining of hands across races. Across cultures. Across languages. Across skin colours and long or short names. Across the racial barriers this maggot-riddled, selfish and arrogant Government has strived to place between us for so long.
Another thing that makes me wonder. Any sane person who reads the papers and the blogs, or sees with their own eyes what's going on, would surely be able to see just what a shame the Government is. They praise Malaysia and curse Singapore, and yet they seem so intent on destroying the country the way they stir up racial hatred. Have you ever been to a Biro Tatanegara course? My sister has, and I tell you, it is rotten to the core. It is so racist it's even amusing. A question was asked during the course; PAS has said that they can win enough seats to form the Government (or smth like that). A) PAS is lying, B) PAS is trying to trick more people into voting for them, C) PAS is stirring up trouble. And I cant remember wat D) was. But it was absurd to the point of imbecility. Not to mention hilarious of course.
So, back to the point. How do these people face their families and friends? How do they face their kids? What kind of a country are they sculpting for their kids? Do they really believe they are doing what's right for the country? Defending Islam?
Forgive me if I sound sarcastic or cynical (I still haven't found out the difference between both). I actually am pretty disturbed after reading that article.
Unity
Solidarity
Hope
May God help us to look past our differences, cuz a whole lot of people (read UMNO) sure seem hell bent on making sure all we see are our differences.
Unity.
Utusan just published a short 'so-called fictional' story about a MP (obviously Teresa Kok) who gets killed for being anti-Islam and anti-Malay. I read it with great distaste.
Obviously the publishers have no ethics, no conscience and a disgusting liking for character assassination. But that's nothing new, is it?
Just yesterday, I was talking to a friend who works for one of the state councillors. He was telling me that some of the local suraus in their constitution are pulling some sort of trick again. Something akin to the whole Teresa Kok humdinger. And obviously, it's all blown out of proportion in the Malay dailies.
You know what gets me? It really never ceases to amaze me how these 'defenders of Islam' are so similar all around the world. When the Taliban was getting whupped by the US Army, they issued broadcasts proclaiming glorious victories. Same scenario in Iraq. And right here in Malaysia, some few of these 'defenders of Islam' proliferate. What great men you are, hiding behind the excuse of defending your religion to hurl barbed accusations at your opponents.
And in all of this, where is MCA's bravado? Where is Gerakan's muscle? The 'show' that they put on in 'defending' the rights of the non-Malays seems to be nothing more than a facade, doesn't it?
So tell me, who has shown unity so far? BN? Haha. They have about as much unity as a bald man has hair. When Teresa was accused, it was a Malay lady from PAS who came to help. MCA? Gerakan? Woefully silent. But I do like the fact that this lady (I'm sorry I can't remember her name) reached across the racial barrier to help out another person.
I know this is not being written very well. I'm still very disgusted at the short story I just read, which you can find here.
Anyway, what I would really like to see is Malaysians reaching across the cultural and racial divides that set us apart. I would love to see our beloved Malay brothers and sisters rise up and condemn the racial acts the Government is churning out. I assure you, if you could read and understand the Chinese dailies, you would see very little love for Gerakan and MCA. I believe the Indians have been vocal enough against MIC.
No we don't want to take over the country. This country is Malaysia, and it will forever be, not China or India. Don't buy the lies of the Government who say that we will take more and more and leave our Malay brothers and sisters behind in the mud. You guys are better than that. You don't need the coddling they're giving you (which is also enriching themselves at the same time).
Stand up and be counted. I know so many of our Malay brothers already reject UMNO and their racial ways. Just like how so many of us reject MCA and their spineless ways. What's left to be done is the joining of hands across races. Across cultures. Across languages. Across skin colours and long or short names. Across the racial barriers this maggot-riddled, selfish and arrogant Government has strived to place between us for so long.
Another thing that makes me wonder. Any sane person who reads the papers and the blogs, or sees with their own eyes what's going on, would surely be able to see just what a shame the Government is. They praise Malaysia and curse Singapore, and yet they seem so intent on destroying the country the way they stir up racial hatred. Have you ever been to a Biro Tatanegara course? My sister has, and I tell you, it is rotten to the core. It is so racist it's even amusing. A question was asked during the course; PAS has said that they can win enough seats to form the Government (or smth like that). A) PAS is lying, B) PAS is trying to trick more people into voting for them, C) PAS is stirring up trouble. And I cant remember wat D) was. But it was absurd to the point of imbecility. Not to mention hilarious of course.
So, back to the point. How do these people face their families and friends? How do they face their kids? What kind of a country are they sculpting for their kids? Do they really believe they are doing what's right for the country? Defending Islam?
Forgive me if I sound sarcastic or cynical (I still haven't found out the difference between both). I actually am pretty disturbed after reading that article.
Unity
Solidarity
Hope
May God help us to look past our differences, cuz a whole lot of people (read UMNO) sure seem hell bent on making sure all we see are our differences.
Monday, October 6, 2008
A Church of Imperfect People
Some of you might have heard of the whole Mike Guglielmucci issue down in Australia. For those who don’t here’s the story in short.
Mike Gug was a pastor in one of the prominent churches in Melbourne. For the past 2 years or so, he told everyone he had been diagnosed with cancer. He struggled against the disease valiantly. He even wrote a song that became famous, about how he was placing his trust in God, and how God is a healer.
To cut a long story short, it turned out that it was a farce. He hadn’t been diagnosed with cancer at all. I don’t know what he had, but it certainly wasn’t cancer. At first glance, it would seem he lied to everyone (his family included). He probably also made a lot of money from the royalties of the song he wrote.
As it turns out, he issued a formal apology, returned all the royalties he earned for that song, and confessed that he has a deep-seated problem with pornography. At least that’s what I was told by a friend I have in that church. So what do we say about this? I know a lot of people would be angry at him. A lot of people would sneer. A lot of people would point fingers at the Christian community as a whole and say “What’s so good about them? They’re the same as anyone else”.
What most people don’t realize is that the church is a church of imperfect people. Being a Christian does not mean we are perfect. We screw up too. We aren’t perfect. The only difference is that in our imperfection, we look to Christ for our perfection. Only He can cover our imperfections, which He did with His sacrifice.
So no, we are not and should not be holier than thou. We have the same problems as everyone else. Mike Gug made a big blunder. And he’s suffering the consequences now I believe. He sees the consequences in the eyes of the people he meets and the words of others. I don’t condone what he did myself, but neither do I condemn. And that’s because we all make mistakes. We all fall short of the mark. Just because he made a big public blunder does not make him worse than I am.
Have a look at the following lyrics from one of Switchfoot’s songs, Beautiful Letdown:
It was a beautiful let down
When I crashed and burned
When I found myself alone unknown and hurt
It was a beautiful let down
The day I knew
That all the riches this world had to offer me
Would never do
In a world full of bitter pain and bitter doubt
I was trying so hard to fit in, fit in,
Until I found out
I don't belong here
I don't belong here
I will carry a cross and a song where I don't belong
But I don't belong
It was a beautiful let down
When you found me here
Yeah for once in a rare blue moon I see everything clear
I'll be a beautiful let down
That's what I'll forever be
And though it may cost my soul
I'll sing for free
We're still chasin our tails and the rising sun
And our dark water planet's
Still spinning in a race
Where no one wins and no one's one
I don't belong here
I don't belong here
I'm gonna set sight and set sail for the kingdom come
I will carry a cross and a song where I don't belong
But i don't belong
I don't belong here
I don't belong here
Kingdom come
Your kingdom come
Won't you let me down yeah
Let my foolish pride
Forever let me down
Easy living, not much like your name
Easy dying, you look just about the same
Won't you please take me off your list
Easy living please come on and let me down
We are a beautiful let down,
Painfully uncool,
The church of the dropouts
The losers, the sinners, the failures and the fools
Oh what a beautiful let down
Are we salt in the wound
Let us sing one true tune
I don't belong here
I don't belong here
I don't belong here
Feels like I don't belong here
Let me down
Let me down
Feels like I'm let down
Let me down.
Cuz I don't belong here
Please
Won't you let me down?
I know that was pretty long. But look at the words in bold. That’s who we are. A church of losers and failures. A church of the uncool. But above all, a church of sinners saved by grace.
Mike Gug was a pastor in one of the prominent churches in Melbourne. For the past 2 years or so, he told everyone he had been diagnosed with cancer. He struggled against the disease valiantly. He even wrote a song that became famous, about how he was placing his trust in God, and how God is a healer.
To cut a long story short, it turned out that it was a farce. He hadn’t been diagnosed with cancer at all. I don’t know what he had, but it certainly wasn’t cancer. At first glance, it would seem he lied to everyone (his family included). He probably also made a lot of money from the royalties of the song he wrote.
As it turns out, he issued a formal apology, returned all the royalties he earned for that song, and confessed that he has a deep-seated problem with pornography. At least that’s what I was told by a friend I have in that church. So what do we say about this? I know a lot of people would be angry at him. A lot of people would sneer. A lot of people would point fingers at the Christian community as a whole and say “What’s so good about them? They’re the same as anyone else”.
What most people don’t realize is that the church is a church of imperfect people. Being a Christian does not mean we are perfect. We screw up too. We aren’t perfect. The only difference is that in our imperfection, we look to Christ for our perfection. Only He can cover our imperfections, which He did with His sacrifice.
So no, we are not and should not be holier than thou. We have the same problems as everyone else. Mike Gug made a big blunder. And he’s suffering the consequences now I believe. He sees the consequences in the eyes of the people he meets and the words of others. I don’t condone what he did myself, but neither do I condemn. And that’s because we all make mistakes. We all fall short of the mark. Just because he made a big public blunder does not make him worse than I am.
Have a look at the following lyrics from one of Switchfoot’s songs, Beautiful Letdown:
It was a beautiful let down
When I crashed and burned
When I found myself alone unknown and hurt
It was a beautiful let down
The day I knew
That all the riches this world had to offer me
Would never do
In a world full of bitter pain and bitter doubt
I was trying so hard to fit in, fit in,
Until I found out
I don't belong here
I don't belong here
I will carry a cross and a song where I don't belong
But I don't belong
It was a beautiful let down
When you found me here
Yeah for once in a rare blue moon I see everything clear
I'll be a beautiful let down
That's what I'll forever be
And though it may cost my soul
I'll sing for free
We're still chasin our tails and the rising sun
And our dark water planet's
Still spinning in a race
Where no one wins and no one's one
I don't belong here
I don't belong here
I'm gonna set sight and set sail for the kingdom come
I will carry a cross and a song where I don't belong
But i don't belong
I don't belong here
I don't belong here
Kingdom come
Your kingdom come
Won't you let me down yeah
Let my foolish pride
Forever let me down
Easy living, not much like your name
Easy dying, you look just about the same
Won't you please take me off your list
Easy living please come on and let me down
We are a beautiful let down,
Painfully uncool,
The church of the dropouts
The losers, the sinners, the failures and the fools
Oh what a beautiful let down
Are we salt in the wound
Let us sing one true tune
I don't belong here
I don't belong here
I don't belong here
Feels like I don't belong here
Let me down
Let me down
Feels like I'm let down
Let me down.
Cuz I don't belong here
Please
Won't you let me down?
I know that was pretty long. But look at the words in bold. That’s who we are. A church of losers and failures. A church of the uncool. But above all, a church of sinners saved by grace.
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