100 youths

We had at least 100 youths gathered at our home on the first night of the Chinese New Year, last year. And they came mostly at the same time from 7pm onwards till way after midnight when I had to escape back to the seclusion of my room to sleep with boisterous noise groups upstairs outside our bedroom playing internet games (they brought their own notebook and linked through our home wi-fi) while another group was having a whale of a time downstairs with the PS2 challenging each other with electronic games. I was told some only left at 6am while at least half dozen slept over.

I am amazed at the energy of youth and how they can create so much fun with each other. I aim convinced if we allow them space and a secured environment like an open home, they all can have healthy fun and great time of togetherness. The company of each other is enough to set each other off. Fun and company is so evident. It does not take much for them to have a great time. All we provided was plenty of food (bbq chicken wings and fried noodles, curry chicken and rice) and lots of soft drinks. It is not expensive.

Youths and their large reserve of energy need company and they need to be connected. As I grow older, I seem to have forgotten how my younger days were no different, except the games they play now are generations apart. Yet it is not difference basically in that we all like to enjoy a time together with a great company people we like. Some like it quiet and small but others like it noisy and crowded.

It is good to mingle with youth. It invigorates and challenges me in keeping a conversation going with them. I look forward to more should the occasion arise but this time we shall be better prepared.

Bye Dubai#2

http://y187.blogspot.com/2008/12/bye-bye-dubai.html

That was what I posted in 2008.

Now is the reality. http://biz.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/10/5/business/20091005075300&sec=business

A year after Dubai became the Gulf's biggest credit crunch victim, dozens of gleaming new towers that mark the city's skyline stand empty. Even camps for migrant workers have posted "to let" signs after the building boom ended and billions of dollars worth of projects were scrapped or put on hold, including a half-mile-tall (kilometer-tall) skyscraper that was announced at last year's Cityscape.

Flying Eagle

When the eaglet flew, parents can only watch from afar. Praying he will fly well, fly high and fly with the wind. Many decisions will be made by the new flying eagle. Daily routine and disciplines will be his own choice. All the years of nestling at home will be tested. Now he has to decide how high and how far he wants to fly.

When parents see good results, they cannot take too much credit for it. It is God's grace. Parents can only stand in amazement at their offsprings' achievements. The greater the success, the greater will be the wonder and joy for the parents. We can only continue to cheer them on and hope and pray for their journey to be in step with God. When there is danger we warn. When there is injury we point towards God's healings. When there is great results and rewards, may they remember God's favour.

Surprise Blessing

When we received something you never expect, we will be surprised right? That is what we usually react, especially birthday parties thrown unexpectedly. Having gone through so many, we can more or less expect it when our birthday comes around. The element of surprise is no longer a novelty.

However when your son decide to give you something never expected, it is a blessing beyond words. It happened to me last month when my second son came home for his semester break and gave us a sum of money from his scholarship allowance. It was a surprise blessing. I never expected, not until he started to work that is. He caught us by surprise. It was a wonderful blessing. God be praised for He has done wonderful things.

Eggs

I have said before, and I say it again.

Eggs are great and they do not cause health problems.

BBC , Times and many othe reports quotes British Nutrition Foundations and British Heart Foundation as confirming it.

I love eggs, and therefore it is good news for me. :)

Cricket Anyone?

No not this type! Its the game where 22 men played in whites under the midday sun, where they stop for tea and lunch.

Here is a tea towel explanation for cricket, the game:












The Ashes Cricket series between England and Aussieland can be a great spectacle. For the last decade and a half, the Aussies were so dominant that any test between the two would have been a foregone conclusion. This year England has somehow got together a good team to give Ozland a fight. The series of 5 five-days test matches is now at the final test. It is finely poised.
England is leading 2-1 with one draw. England will get the urn if they win or draw. Ozland needs to win to retain the ashes-in-a-urn trophy.
Suddenly cricket has drawn much greater crowds and passions then football to the consternation of both the football authorities as well as the cricket circles. Football because it has drawn away crowds and attention. Cricket because the rowdy crowds are not the cup of tea for the stiff upper lips of those who like their game gentlemanly and with supposedly good sportsmanship and genteel clapping.

Check this and this out if you are interested... which is unlikely for most ;p

Test cricket is one of the most unusual sports. It could be very exciting and nervy or it could be very boring.

Money from AdSense?

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Can we make money while blogging or is blogging a complete waste of time? I thought blogging was only for fun but for some serious bloggers, they are making some serious pocket money!

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Now you know why suddenly googles ads are appearing on my blog.

Am I rich now? I checked my account and I have now accumulated 7 (yes seven) US (no not million dollars, no not thousands, no not hundreds and not even tens, ah you are getting the drift by now) but one big seven US cents!

No we cannot cheat by clicking on the ads ourselves and we cannot tell people to click on it either. Visitors must click on them on their own free will. The more clicks the more money!

Its simple as that but yet its not that simple. To generate clicks there must be traffic. No traffic means no click means no money!

RM63.1m Gone!

Osu gambled RM63.1m at Ritz

Daily Express (Sabah) is able to reveal for the first time that he blew a total of £9.027 million (RM63.19 million) in London's Ritz Hotel Casino over a period of five months in 2002, alone.

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How can anyone lose so much in such a short time? Either he is duped, conned, plain dumb, or blinkered! What do you think?

And he was a leader! Did he use our money?

Great Sex?

For those who want to remained married, in love and still have great sex after 23 years, this is a good (hilarious) power point show with song

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now this is great sex!



jun, nm, loc is this graphic enuf?

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Two Eagles

...... but those who hope in the LORD

will renew their strength.

They will soar on wings like eagles;

they will run and not grow weary,

they will walk and not be faint.

Isaiah 40:31





Last night two eaglets have flown out of the nest. They will learn to fly over the support of the wind with their wings spread out wide. They will see with their own eyes where the wind directs them. They will find sustenance over the horizon on their own. They will know the provision of God for their lives. They will look to their Heavenly Father for guidance.

Of course they will have a home nest to fly back to rest. They will still find shelter in their parents abode. Until they build their own nests, home is where their parents are.

I bless them, my sons. I bless them as they jouney into manhood. I bless them to seek their own identity apart from their parents. I bless them with all my love and all the Love of the Father. I bless them with all the heavenly wisdom to make the right choices in life. I bless them to be free in Jesus. I bless them to be empowered by the Spirit of God.

Go my sons, go where the Father leads.

MyCard

Finally my wife and I applied for our MyCard.... this week.

We were dreading it. Horror stories abound of long queues and harrassed public in a stuffy crowded room!

Surprise surprise.... there was no queue, no form to fill and no need to pay anything. We just produce our old hibiscus IC, sat infront of two glaring spotlight and have our mugshots taken, given a form (to take to another counter) no need to fill the form, show our old IC again and have our thumb prints taken digitally. Viola its done before you can say thank you Abdullah Badawi! It will be ready in two months time.

It was so fast that when we came out of the building, there was no parking ticket even on our car screen. And service was very courteous too. We need to be thankful for small things like this.

So, have you applied for your MyCard yet?

Faith and Titles

Putera UMNO chief has been grilled for being extravagant with the truth and is now being made fun of for his MBA from "Princeton"

However comical I may find this scenario, I find it equally amusing in the Christian circuit (could have been circus mind you) and the health supplement purveyors. Many claim to be Doctors when titles can be more or less bought off the shelves or honorary titles are being conferred by suspectable organisations.

Why are people so hungry for recognition and are so insecure for the lack of qualification? Let me propose that they do not know their God nor have accepted themselves. They have to hide behind achievements and recognitions by their peers.

For those who profess to be believers, is not their identity, destiny, significance and sustenance found in Jesus? If not, may I suggest that their faith in God has missed the target should they choose the route of buying titles or choose to display their honorary titles prominently .

I am not debunking recognition for scholarly achievements and academic excellence. I am amused at bogus titles. Come to think of it, are we not laughing at the number of datuks in town?

The Prize

prophet's hand! heheh, he shy!


ok today was the prize giving for my winning the 'show me the goals' fantasy footbal... from prophet...

the parrot fish head meehoon soup was good, huge chunks of meat and absolutely filling... squeeze in the lime and chili padi... salivating in my mouth still... :D

cost? rm5.50 each bowl only.... cheap

Father's Day

this is what i received from my sons

on father's day a few weeks ago

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ok, this leads me to some conlusions

1) they have a great sense of humour like me;

like father like son

2) i don't have any wise words :(

3) my tai tai is the best

and she makes me looks good, thank God

or made me looks like a fool.... hehehe :D

great eh?

happy belated father's day

to all fathers

thanks to all the mothers

More Sex

Sex starts in the mind. Sex is more than a physical act.

God said it was not good for man to be alone, he created woman. God created the male and female sex and it was good. Sex is for physical population as well as physical intimacy. It is good for procreation and for recreation.When the female came along the male exclaimed, "whoaa man!" That is how woman got her name!

Gen 2:23 The man said,"This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called 'woman,' for she was taken out of man." 24 For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. 25 The man and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.

Sex is to be enjoyed to the fullest.

But for sex to be throughly enjoyable it is in the context of a stable relationship where there is security for both male and female. Sex in an uncomitted relationship is insecure and the sexual acts become a temporary thrill and an addiction that cannot be satisfied without the security of marriage.

So for those of you who are married, enjoy it to the fullest without shame but remember it starts in the mind. A guilty mind or an angry mind or a dull mind will hinder great sex. That's why good relationship is important for great enjoyable sex. A great daily relationship is the best foreplay.

For those who are yet to be married, wait. It is worth all the waiting. Wait for the fruit of relationship to ripen into marriage. Unripe fruits are bitter and sour. Ripe fruits are sweet and enjoyable.

Winner's Prize

Steaming hot: Parrot fishhead rice noodle soup.
A bowl of delicious steaming hot black parrot fishhead with vermicelli (rice noodle) in clear soup. Parrot fish is a great delicacy to many people in Asia. There are four large chunks of fishhead in this bowl. The best part of the fish is its skin which is thick and crunchy. Parrot fish is rich in Omega-3 fatty acids.

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That is my prize for becoming the champion of the '"show me the goals" fantasy epl football and a side challenge with my net friend prophet :D

Looking forward to the breakfast, mouth watering already!

SEX

i have not finished blabbing about food yet but i shall touch on sex today...

Sex is good, and God made it good

why should the devil have all the good sex?

let me be controversial :D sex is in the mind

if it is not mostly in our mind, why does pornograhy flourish? i believe it first start with our fantasy and fantasy is the domain of our mind. tempting images and forbidden fruits (echo of eden, eve?) only enhance the desire... don't you think?

so where is the explicit sex?
not explicit enough meh? its in your mind mah :D

more later

Smoking Beauty?

Here is another interesting advertisement.

It shows the link between smoking and beauty.

So smoking is cool?

Think again!

Health

food is such an emotional subject... and i also love to eat roast duck

yes, fat is bad and fatty crispy siew yoke is definitely bad
but life is to be lived to the full... and there must be joy
joy in food, work, relationships... all these are good

(hmmm sex is good too... i will say something about this another time and knowing that my children and tai tai also come in and look see... it will defintely be explicit ;p )

yes grain cereals and yogurt defintely are food for healthy living

and exercise will not kill anybody :D


that's why we do them all responsibly to enjoy life

The Link Between Smoking and Sex

I found this advertisement interesting, there is a link between smoking and sex for males.

If you think that Viagra is the answer, think again.