Religion pluralism

Recently, various Malaysian Islamic Organisations called to reject religious pluralism. That is to say that not all religions are equal - and Islam is the supreme religion.

Some suggested that Muslims should stop attending other religion's celebrations citing that this will threaten Islam as the supreme religion in Malaysia. But is this isolation and narrow-mindedness the threat to Islam or is it the willingness to share each other's joy the threat?

Some even suggested that Islam should stop having inter-faith discussions/forums as these are seen to put Islam on equal ground with other religion on the talking table. So now refusing to talk on equal grounds will make Islam great and supreme? I doubt that is what Prophet Muhammad had in his mind but I'm open to any Muslim reading this blog to correct me...

A lot of these religious scholars, Islam or Christian alike, read too much Quran or Bible that they need some time-off and read "common sense" and "logical thinking" in their spare time instead.

"It's true that in believing one's faith, one has to feel that his/her faith is superior compared to others. But that does not mean that other faiths should not be respected or be given equal treatment under the law. There's a difference between wanting your own faith to be strong, and wanting other faiths to be weak." -sL Dec 2010

Doing things we like and doing things that are important

It's important to do the things you like, but things we like to do may not necessarily be important.

Do the right thing: Place important things ahead of the things you like to do. It's call responsibility!

Blackjack and Marriage

"Marriage is like playing blackjack. Everyone wants 21. But you could only try to get as close as possible to 21, without busting." -sL

Being awake

"The only way to keep me awake, is for me to get more sleep..." - sL

Natural beauty

About cosmetics ...

"When it says natural beauty. What it really means is creating beauty that looks natural using unnatural methods." - sL

Allah must be laughing now...

Allah (whichever God you might refer to) must be laughing so hard now that His teeth is falling off from the sky in the form of meteor showers tonight.

I am pretty sure Allah can understand more than one language, so He must be bemused by the people who are worried that He could not understand you if you do not address Him in the right language. He must be even more bemused that some of His followers actually got confused when a different name is used to call Him.

I am neither Christian nor Muslim, but I am pretty sure that "what is the correct name to call Me" is the last priority for God's teachings. If it isn't, you should reconsider your religion because it sounds too damn easy to go to heaven.

Certain quarters of Christians and Muslims felt insulted. I think Allah aka Tuhan aka God should be the one that feels most insulted because of all His teachings passed down over the centuries, we were most concerned with what to call Him. I am sure this make a heck of a religion.

My mentor in high school once told me this, "There will always be problems in your life. A beggar and a businessman millionaire have the same number of problems. But the level of problems faced by these two people is what distinguished them. One is of higher stature, the other is not..." I cannot help but to think that this applies to religion too.

(in reference to the recent uproar by some Malaysian Muslims against the usage of 'Allah' by Christians to refer to the Christian God)

Love seeking women

"Women seek love, by first seeking trouble, then seek men to comfort her out of her troubles."
- sl, Nov 2009

Respecting other people...

Religion is the worst thing that could happen to you if it doesn't teach you to respect other people's culture and beliefs.

-sl 2009

in pursuit of fame

You do not pursue fame. It just happens to you.

- sl, Oct 2009

About overthrowing government, protest and being angry...

The difference between our PM and Thai's...

And I quote from Kennysia's blog...
"One led angry people to protest and overthrow his previous government. The other overthrew Perak and made people so angry they protested."

Reaching stalemate...

Stalemate in PhD. Need to remind myself:

I'm an engineer, therefore...
Focus on extension of existing theories, not on new theories.
Work on applications of theories, not theory of applications.

Geniuses don't try.

Geniuses don't try. They just do.
If you are trying, you are not a genius.

That's why I am never one - I try too hard.

The perfect imperfections

I've watched this, not less than 10 times.
Every time, my eyes feel heavy. Every time, my tears urged to drop. But I held it.

It reminds of many things. Most importantly, it reminds me of my family. The quarrels we often had in the Chin's family is exactly like what the ad said, "in the end, it's this little small things that you remember. the little imperfections, that make them perfect, for you."

"...it was these imperfections, that reminds me that they are still here..."

唐伯虎点秋香--经典好诗！

（用粤语念）

“河边一群鹅，嘘声赶落河；落河捉鹅医肚饿，吃完回家锄老婆。”

跟着，四大才子之一紧随着叫到，“好诗，好诗！”

果然经典！

（采自于周星驰演的《唐伯虎点秋香》电影）

The triumph of evil...

Dedicated to the fighters for freedom and democracy in Malaysia:

"All that is necessary for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing"
-Edmund Burke


Shin Liang says, "I am a good man."

雨后、雪后

跟你分享一个回文：

“下雪后，下雨；下雨后，下雪。”
- 勋亮

这是剑桥的气候。真是TMD。

对爱的一点点感想。。。

当你发觉你最高兴的，并不是因为你拥抱着他，而是因为他得到了你的拥抱时，那么你可以肯定这份爱是值得珍惜的。


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后记：
辩论员的小毛病，所以在这里做一点预设反驳！：Ｘ　

这句话有个前提，那就是你拥抱着她时不是分手，也还未分手。否则，“对方” 可以说一对恋人离别时的最后拥抱，也可以是这种感觉。

我想说的是，这个世界上很多爱情都是自私的。人们渴望的是在这份感情中付出后的所得。人们都集中在得到什么。然而，很多时候在感情上付出即等于收获。就好比拥抱吧，当一对情人抱在一起时根本没有分谁抱谁。在这个时候，与其因为得到拥抱而高兴，不如换个角度去想。效果虽然一样，但这样的爱情感觉比较“纯”。

我们能做到吗？

trying your best...

God always work in mysterious ways...

If you prayed hard enough,
you might not get what you prayed for,
but you may get what is best for you.

So, as my dad always say, "Try your best, God will do the rest!"

winning an argument

"We can never win an argument when we have no common goal."
- sl, Nov 2008


"Only try to win an argument, when winning it means something"
- sl, Nov 2008


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written after several heated debate with some college kids.

Love...

Loving someone,
is not about giving the other what you think love is.
is about giving the other what the other think love is.