Went to watch Beowulf yesterday night. Boy, it was fantastic! Except that it was all graphics and animations. If they were real people, i don't think they would be able to do all those 'unrealistic' stunts.

However, what i didn't like about that movie was, there were Christian elements included in the movie, which were used in vain. For example, the defamation of Jesus Christ that was unable to help the people of the village, and also using of the "cross" to protect themselves from the evil one in the movie, which obviously didn't work for them.

I don't understand why would people keep using Jesus Christ and include Him in their movies. And most of the time it was used in vain. There are so many "gods" such as Buddha, Siva, etc, but why is Jesus Christ always used in movies?

I believe these people do know that Jesus has the power to cast out the devil, but i think they don't know it is not by physical cross or whatever sort that Jesus casts out devils. It is by the heavenly authority that devils are cast out.

Just in case producers didn't know, using of the Name in vain is a sin. I don't mind if movie producers use the Name of Jesus in the movie, but if they use it incorrectly, then they have to pay the price.

AIDS

One of the subjects i'm taking for this semester is International Marketing. I've learnt alot of things from this subject. I prefer subjects like this rather than subjects that are dead, such as human resource or accounts.

In one of the class sessions, we learnt something about Africa. Africa is a country filled with AIDS victims. That is one place that you want to be extra careful when you go travelling there. What i've learnt about it was: Why are there so many AIDS victims in Africa?

Firstly, can't deny it, sex. Many parts in Africa have prostitutes that offer...free sex!! Men in Africa can pick any girls they want to have sex with, and some, for free! Imagine the value that girls have there in Africa, basically nothing. And how sinful this can become. No reason why AIDS is not a number one killer in Africa.

Secondly, hospitals in some parts of Africa, are dirty! Doctors do not burn or change the needles when injecting. They use used needles to treat different patients. That's why some rich people would take flights to go other places in Africa to see a doctor.

A victim with AIDS

This picture scared the daylight out of me when i first saw it.

Children with AIDS. Poor thing.

Mother and child with AIDS

I can't figure out if this is a woman or a man. But anyhow, a victim with AIDS.

I'm not sure how Africa can help themselves with this problem. I'm not even sure how the world can help Africa in this. But my heart was deeply sad, and a sense of compassion that overwhelmed me, when i heard about this in class.

As much as i would say God bless Malaysia, so will i say, God bless Africa.

Misinterpreted?

It's funny what blog can do to you. I'm starting to get the feel out of it. LoL

Look at the comments that i got from my previous post.

Whether peaceful or not, demonstration can still bring lots of disadvantages to the nation. There was a tremendous lack of security that shadowed our nation. I understand we have the freedom to do so in our democratic country. But what benefits do we get from demonstration?

In order to disperse the crowd, there was violence. Police hitting people. People got injured. The government may say they dispersed the crowd in a polite way. *yeah right* So what benefit do you get?

We all know that Al-Jazeera exaggerated our condition here. Yes it can be their fault. But that's what other people see us from outside. Did we give a good image to the world outside?

Like i mentioned, if the bad outweighs the good, then no point doing it.

Rioting

From my own opinion, the intention was there, but the action was wrong.

I have to admit, there is no perfect government, no perfect country, and to be smaller in scope, there is no perfect system in this world.

Whether or not what these people claimed was true about our election system, only God knows. But to show demonstration is such a stupid and unreasonable act.

I know they wanted to show something and to prove something in our political system, but the way to do it was wrong. Just like our dear friend Wee Meng Chee with his Negarakuku song. What he said was true, but he did it in a wrong way.

There are many ways to object our government policy. But not to the extent of creating havoc and causing massive traffic jam and giving trouble to innocent people. Let alone this kind of action would disgrace our Malaysian name.

So what is my stand on the recent riot? Okay maybe i would give credit for their intention, maybe there REALLY WAS a problem in our government and election system. But i would not comment on that. So i would sum it up by saying : doing right thing, the wrong way.

However, riot can be beneficial. It creates an alarm to our current government that somebody is watching their actions. This makes them careful and put on their guard at all times. Otherwise power abuse would happen.

So everything has good and bad. But if the bad outweighs the good, then better not lah.

Brain Matters

Pause. Trying to take a break. Sticking my head out of the water filled with presentations, assignments, and tests.

Short semesters are terrible. Everything is double-paced. Hardwork must also be doubled. The hard part is, hardwork doesn't speed up easily. So how? Now struggling lo.

We've probably heard this many times, and i heard my lecturer said this again: We humans are using only 10% of our brain capabilities.

Which means..if we are to segmentize our brains..we only use where the red circle is


Crazy ah! Now we're only using 10% also we get tired easily. I mean mentally tired. How to use 90%? Oklah, how to use 50%?!

I wonder whether one day we all will have a brain detector. Where everyday we can measure how many percentage of brain capabilities we have used. Like that we can make progress each day. Sounds good eh? Scientist wanabe's, take note of this!

So ya, that's my proposal. Please someone create a mobile brain usage detector so we can all...use our brains more... *w00t*

Increasing of Prices

Sigh. Prices are going up nowadays. At first was the petrol, then came noodles and breads, and now....electricity!!!

I was wondering what would it be like when i have my own family and job and parents to take care of next time. Prices are going up and things are getting more expensive each day. My generation and the generations to come are going to face alot of financial difficulties. Inflations will happen more, and value of money becomes smaller. Let alone the oil and gas reserves in Malaysia can last up to 10 years only, according to a research.

The cost of living in the future is going to be skyrocketed. Prices are all going up, BUT salaries are still the same. Isn't this funny?

I just hope that God will create good technologies in the future to help solve the increasing cost of living. Maybe alternatives to petrol, food, and electricity *wOOt* can be produced.

What will happen when there really aren't enough resources that we can use in the future? This is one thing we can hold on to very close to ourselves...that God is our provision.

Loss

It's not that i respect Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong alot, i don't really look up to him. Okay maybe for his hardwork from zero, and turned this nation into a well-known tourism destination. Mainly from his development of Genting Highlands, Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong was no stranger to the casino world.

But, as i was reading The Sun newspaper (because it's free), i came across this sentence from him, taken from his autobiography called My Story. He told his wife earlier in his development days of Genting Highlands, that he met a landslide during his trip to the hill. He was almost dead, and went to hell. In hell, he was told that his work in this world was not finished, and was sent back to earth to finish his work.

I've been hearing news that people went to heaven and were told by God that their work was not finished. But this was my first time hearing news that people went to hell and were sent back to earth to finish their work.

So i was wondering, what great task that Tan Sri Lim Goh Tong was given by the devil, until he was sent back to earth from hell. Later i found out, he was developing Genting Highlands when that incident happened, and that was to develop casinos. The devil was actually happy that the deceased was helping him develop casinos, until the devil was happy to send him back to the earth.

Secondly, i was greatly hit by his statement earlier. He knew he was going to hell, he knew what hell was going to be like for him, yet he didn't regret his religion or belief. Maybe he was not exposed much to the truth of heaven and hell, or there was a Saviour waiting for him.

All in all, his death was a great loss to our nation. But i believe he was a greater loss to the Kingdom of Heaven.

Relationsss..

Staying in Sg. Long really gives me the inconvenience of not being able to go online often. Thus i won't be able to update my blog regularly.

Thank God for free time that i can come online to post something.

Recently i haven't been able to sleep very soundly. Been thinking alot about...my friends.

I don't know why but as i grow older, i tend to appreciate relationships alot. I'm talking about general relationships like family and friends. From young, i've been a person that trully treasures friendship. I take friendships very very seriously. I never ever want to lose a friend, or even allow a friendship to be shaken.

I suppose that's what we go through in our human cycle. Our maturity rises and we have the tendency to think differently from younger mindset.

Right now, i love to spend time, quality time, with friends and family. I don't mind buying them a drink or doing something with them that would help bond our relationships. I would love to tell them how much i appreciate them and treasure every moment and every length of relationship.

Firstly, is of course my family. Then comes my extended families like Andrea Chew, Wong Ju Yi, Pui Kuan, Pei Yoong etc. Not forgetting ALL my friends.

I encourage everyone to treasure what they have right now, which is more important than any material satisfaction. God is a relationship-oriented God. Let us all also treasure our horizontal relationships. It is not the material or fantasies that we want to see with us at our death bed next time, but it is our relationship that we want to have the last glimpse before we leave this earth.