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Countdown to China.
Bitched on: Saturday, October 31, 2009
Time: 10/31/2009 09:41:00 PM
Time: 10/31/2009 09:41:00 PM
Less than 2 weeks to Ching Chong land.
Will be blogging here when the time comes.
But do enjoy my last blog to India and Dubai here.
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The bias. The occupation. The missing report.
Bitched on: Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Time: 10/27/2009 02:07:00 PM
You cannot call it self defense if its an occupation.Time: 10/27/2009 02:07:00 PM
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Why fast?
Bitched on: Sunday, September 20, 2009
Time: 9/20/2009 12:18:00 AM
A friend of mine asked me a question and I was stumped.Time: 9/20/2009 12:18:00 AM
He had taken a module on world religions and for his essay, he researched and wrote on Islam.
So the question he asked that had me perplexed momentarily was, "Why do you Muslims fast?"
Well, the obvious reason was that it is one of the five pillars of Islam along with performing the daily prayers, performing the pilgrimage a.k.a. the hajj, paying the zakah (contributing to charities) and lastly the Shahada or the profession of faith. Fasting is not just abstaining from eating and drinking from dawn to sunset, it also means abstaining from smoking and having sexual intercourse. All that and also to avoid cussing and thinking lustful and/or evil thoughts. That said, we are encourage to 'up' our prayers and devote ourselves to God by doing good deeds like reading the Quran etc...
After that I explained to him my personal reasons for fasting.
1. To experience (maybe just briefly) the hunger faced by many of those who are less fortunate than me.
2. To symphatize with those who do not get to eat and drink as bountifully as me.
3. To cleanse myself a.k.a. detoxification.
4. To feel good, to feel closer to God (when I say 'good', I mean 'less guilty').
5. To control my desires (not only to eat and drink, but also to cuss).
6. And lastly after a month of fasting, it sure makes celebrating the end of it very much worthwhile.
So to all my Muslim friends, Eid Mubarak Greetings.
Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri. Maaf zahir dan batin.
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The Little things.
Bitched on: Friday, September 11, 2009
Time: 9/11/2009 01:28:00 AM
Time: 9/11/2009 01:28:00 AM
People who survived 9/11
The head of a company survived
9/11 because his son started kindergarten.
Another fellow was alive because it was
his turn to bring donuts.
One woman was late because her
alarm clock didn't go off in time.
One was late because of being stuck on the NJ Turnpike
because of an auto accident.
One of them
missed his bus.
One spilled food on her clothes and had to take
time to change.
One's
car wouldn't start.
One went back to
answer the telephone.
One had a
child that dawdled
and didn't get ready as soon as he should have.
One couldn't
get a taxi.
The one that struck me was the man
who put on a new pair of shoes that morning,
took the various means to get to work but before he got there,
he developed a blister on his foot.
He stopped at a drugstore to buy a Band-Aid.
That is why he is alive today.
Now when I am
stuck in traffic,
miss an elevator,
turn back to answer a ringing telephone,
all the little things that annoy me,
I think to myself,
this is exactly where
God wants me to be
at this very moment.
Next time your morning seems to be
going wrong,
the children are slow getting dressed,
you can't seem to find the car keys,
you hit every traffic light,
don't get mad or frustrated;
God is at work watching over you.
May God continue to bless you
with all those annoying little things
and may you remember their possible purpose.
9/11 because his son started kindergarten.
Another fellow was alive because it was
his turn to bring donuts.
One woman was late because her
alarm clock didn't go off in time.
One was late because of being stuck on the NJ Turnpike
because of an auto accident.
One of them
missed his bus.
One spilled food on her clothes and had to take
time to change.
One's
car wouldn't start.
One went back to
answer the telephone.
One had a
child that dawdled
and didn't get ready as soon as he should have.
One couldn't
get a taxi.
The one that struck me was the man
who put on a new pair of shoes that morning,
took the various means to get to work but before he got there,
he developed a blister on his foot.
He stopped at a drugstore to buy a Band-Aid.
That is why he is alive today.
Now when I am
stuck in traffic,
miss an elevator,
turn back to answer a ringing telephone,
all the little things that annoy me,
I think to myself,
this is exactly where
God wants me to be
at this very moment.
Next time your morning seems to be
going wrong,
the children are slow getting dressed,
you can't seem to find the car keys,
you hit every traffic light,
don't get mad or frustrated;
God is at work watching over you.
May God continue to bless you
with all those annoying little things
and may you remember their possible purpose.
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I wonder...
Bitched on: Saturday, August 29, 2009
Time: 8/29/2009 03:37:00 PM
Ever wondered how you would look like if you were not born of your 'current' race?Time: 8/29/2009 03:37:00 PM
Well, I have. And I have also wondered how I would look like 40 years from now (that is, if I have that long a life, God willing).
Wonder no more, I stumbled onto this awesome website that can transform you from a baby to an elderly, from black to white, from a manga character to an ape-man! Click here.
Awww... so cute as a baby:
Me still young...:
Me as a teenager:
Me as a an elderly:
This is me as a girl (not very pretty I admit):
This is the overly masculine me:
This is me if I were born a Caucasian man:
Somewhat an intermediate:
This is me as an east asian man:
Me as a south/west asian man:
This two are variations if I were African/Carribean:
And this is me as a Manga charactor:
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Have some perspective.
Bitched on: Monday, July 20, 2009
Time: 7/20/2009 10:54:00 AM
Time: 7/20/2009 10:54:00 AM
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H1N1: How I Noe 1?
Bitched on: Friday, June 26, 2009
Time: 6/26/2009 10:51:00 PM
H1N1 has hit a little too close for comfort. Why oh why must I be working in school? Why or why must there be the SDE camp? And why oh why must I have gone into that room? The room which was rumoured to house the 2 quarantined students from the camp?Time: 6/26/2009 10:51:00 PM
Why? Why must this happen to me when I was already so excited to fly off next week?
Now I think I have a sorethroat... I think.
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Gone too soon.
Time: 6/26/2009 10:21:00 AM
Dear Michael,I am not exaggerating when I say that your music have molded me into the person I am today.
Why?
You were my childhood idol and I can't help it but to feel devastated. Apparently its not true that Heaven can wait for you this time around.
Even now that I am all grown up, you have made me look at that man in the mirror and reflect. We are all not that invincible and unbreakable after all. Blame it on the boogie.
But I smile when I remember the time I first heard your song 'Ben'. Who is it? I asked, barely 4 years old and I could already get it. It was the way you made me feel so inspired and important with the messages through your song, that we were the world. Since then I have learnt so much growing up with your music.
I learnt how to jam as I rock with you along with Billie Jean, the thriller and the smooth criminal.
I have learnt from you that racial discrimination is a dangerous reality and we should neither discriminate nor care if you and I are black or white.
I have learnt of the reckless disregard humans have for our environment and other human beings singing the Earth Song but its not too late as long as we keep the faith.
I learnt that there are bad people out there and they don't care about us.
But at the same time you have taught me that human nature can be equally as good.
Because Michael, you are not alone, because of your songs you have made many people happy and inspired to work and come together so that one day in our small way we could heal the world. We're almost there, thanks to you.
Tell me I'm not dreamin' that you have passed on because its still has not sunk in. I never can say goodbye. Because Michael, you are like a comet blazing across the evening sky, gone too soon.
With a child's heart,
sHa-Z
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R.I.P. Michael and Farrah
Time: 6/26/2009 07:42:00 AM
I'm actually really sad that Michael Jackson has died.He was my childhood idol way back before all the scandals and accusations. Since then, the media and paparazi has not been too kind on this softspoken singer.
People who are destined for greatness never live long. Rest in peace, Michael.
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