news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/8593734.stm
Cool! Rwanda has become the least corrupt country in east africa. In fact it's ranking has surpassed italy...!
Well e critics are always harping on lack in human rights but also kudos to Paul kagame for managing life after e genocide so well. Corruption decrease, prosperity and education improve. sure sure, there are reports of human rights abuse, exile and imprisonment without trial.. but i feel in a country with a past like that,you can view the way they run the country with a western country's perspective. well... if the west ignored them and refused help but just sit and watch while people are massacred in the genocide, why should they listen to them judge the way they run the country now?
I like one sentence mentioned , "There is no hutu, no tutsi, only Rwandan".
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
alamak..
alamak..before i got time to update on bali i haveKL trip..
eugene was really nice.. fetch us froM KL sentral to hotel.. and brought us arond whole day..and even though he was tired, he didn't say it and brought us to luna bar near KL towers till 1 plus am..cool..and daliya was sweet enough to come up still even though she is back to back with work.. and good that she brought fara cos i miss her too..i'll definitely be bck for longan drinkin petaling street and KLzouk haha ..and shopping with lingfang was cool.. she is a great shopper siah.
but gonna be busy liao.. got a list o fpending things for the christmas event.. things in tkd i've not touched... my pole class missed.. and i need to lose the weight i've gained..
can't spend liao next month.. should try to stop going YJ for whole of nov ... save some money and take a break from going watch JM and kreuger.
eugene was really nice.. fetch us froM KL sentral to hotel.. and brought us arond whole day..and even though he was tired, he didn't say it and brought us to luna bar near KL towers till 1 plus am..cool..and daliya was sweet enough to come up still even though she is back to back with work.. and good that she brought fara cos i miss her too..i'll definitely be bck for longan drinkin petaling street and KLzouk haha ..and shopping with lingfang was cool.. she is a great shopper siah.
but gonna be busy liao.. got a list o fpending things for the christmas event.. things in tkd i've not touched... my pole class missed.. and i need to lose the weight i've gained..
can't spend liao next month.. should try to stop going YJ for whole of nov ... save some money and take a break from going watch JM and kreuger.
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Piracy in Somalia
Yet another news in africa, this of cos is nothing new. The hijacking has been going on for a long time. & no matter how much naval ships e international community has sent in,they can nvr clamp down e piracy.
We all know some of e implications; insurance & petrol usage increase, shipping prices increase which get passed down e chain to shippers & consumers, less traffic to the area less $ etc etc
There are no sufficient reasons that could justify violence like this. Ignoring e perpetual piracy off indo -south china sea (which is at least manageable) & e situation in nigeria which is more political, here's an interesting insight for e somalia situation that's to me less commonly reported.
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8010061.stm
It's because of e lawlessness that piracy is so rampant in e area. However it's also because of this lawlessness that the international mega fishing community takes advantage of by fishing in excess in the area. With no proper control, e poor fishermen's livelihood are wrecked. Coupled that with the perpetual strife & wars between e militants n government forces makes life a worse state back on land.
bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11216325
With 230 people killed + bodies are pilng up in the back alley n lives risked just to get necessities, contrast that to being a local hero with cars and business by being a pirate, I would choose being one 2.
We all know some of e implications; insurance & petrol usage increase, shipping prices increase which get passed down e chain to shippers & consumers, less traffic to the area less $ etc etc
There are no sufficient reasons that could justify violence like this. Ignoring e perpetual piracy off indo -south china sea (which is at least manageable) & e situation in nigeria which is more political, here's an interesting insight for e somalia situation that's to me less commonly reported.
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8010061.stm
It's because of e lawlessness that piracy is so rampant in e area. However it's also because of this lawlessness that the international mega fishing community takes advantage of by fishing in excess in the area. With no proper control, e poor fishermen's livelihood are wrecked. Coupled that with the perpetual strife & wars between e militants n government forces makes life a worse state back on land.
bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-11216325
With 230 people killed + bodies are pilng up in the back alley n lives risked just to get necessities, contrast that to being a local hero with cars and business by being a pirate, I would choose being one 2.
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Mass Rape in Congo
angry.. when i read this article on bbc regarding the mass rapes that the army and militants are carrying out..
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8677637.stm
this lady has her husband leaving her after she was raped because he said she is dirty.. and this is after she had made the sacrifice to be raped instead of her husband being killed.
the researcher says, the husbands can't deal with the fact that they can't protect their wives and they feel like failures, so the only way is to leave them and start over.
another soldier said: "I felt that if I didn't have sex then I would get sick" so what if they are living n the forest and they felt like that when they come out? does it give them the right to force upon the women then?
the soldiers felt it's their right to rape the women, the husbands felt the women have "dirtied" themselves.. who can stand up for these women then???
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8677637.stm
this lady has her husband leaving her after she was raped because he said she is dirty.. and this is after she had made the sacrifice to be raped instead of her husband being killed.
the researcher says, the husbands can't deal with the fact that they can't protect their wives and they feel like failures, so the only way is to leave them and start over.
another soldier said: "I felt that if I didn't have sex then I would get sick" so what if they are living n the forest and they felt like that when they come out? does it give them the right to force upon the women then?
the soldiers felt it's their right to rape the women, the husbands felt the women have "dirtied" themselves.. who can stand up for these women then???
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Thanksgiving =)
Thank God she got a placement in NIE, and for a pretty good school. Any earlier she might not have gathered enough experience. God’s timing is always perfect ^_^
I like what Pastor Lim shared in his email blast to the members..
[Satan tells you it is not worthwhile to do what you are doing for your family. The truth is God sees all your efforts. Be faithful, even if others are not responsive!....
Satan tells you that you are incompetent and inadequate. The truth is God can and will work through your weakness to perfect His will!
Satan tells you to give up. The truth is when Christ is Lord, we are more than conquerors….]
My mind is a battlefield all the time.. God says, continue to renew our mind in Him and place our hopes in Him. My sis reminded me that I already have a lot of blessings in Him, so it’s a good thing to remember His blessings for me then..
1. I have an awesome family. One of best parents in the world with awesome values and characters. Awesome sisters who are my sane voices and mind, buddies and best friends. And awesome brother in laws with great values in life and also dote on me.
2. I have a job and allows me to have more than sufficient
3. I relatively have colleagues that I can click with
4. I don’t have any major sickness and illness
5. I have friends in my life and friends who accept me for who I am and I know will be there for me if I ask them.
6. Church mates who are understanding and wonderful to me.
7. I’m given the opportunity to attain my black belt
8. I’m healthy enough to do Acropolates which I love now.
9. I have an honest and awesome gym trainer.
10. I’m happy with the way I look (well except the many inches I could lose, which well thank god for point 9 then )
11. I’m not in need and not in debt.
12. And most of all, I have Jesus with me and in me. Peace that only He can give if I remain in Him and Him in me. Apart from Him, I can do nothing and Thank God for His amazing grace and love that He loves me for who I am and no matter what I did right or wrong can make Him love me more or less.
Shall update my bali trip in another post.
I like what Pastor Lim shared in his email blast to the members..
[Satan tells you it is not worthwhile to do what you are doing for your family. The truth is God sees all your efforts. Be faithful, even if others are not responsive!....
Satan tells you that you are incompetent and inadequate. The truth is God can and will work through your weakness to perfect His will!
Satan tells you to give up. The truth is when Christ is Lord, we are more than conquerors….]
My mind is a battlefield all the time.. God says, continue to renew our mind in Him and place our hopes in Him. My sis reminded me that I already have a lot of blessings in Him, so it’s a good thing to remember His blessings for me then..
1. I have an awesome family. One of best parents in the world with awesome values and characters. Awesome sisters who are my sane voices and mind, buddies and best friends. And awesome brother in laws with great values in life and also dote on me.
2. I have a job and allows me to have more than sufficient
3. I relatively have colleagues that I can click with
4. I don’t have any major sickness and illness
5. I have friends in my life and friends who accept me for who I am and I know will be there for me if I ask them.
6. Church mates who are understanding and wonderful to me.
7. I’m given the opportunity to attain my black belt
8. I’m healthy enough to do Acropolates which I love now.
9. I have an honest and awesome gym trainer.
10. I’m happy with the way I look (well except the many inches I could lose, which well thank god for point 9 then )
11. I’m not in need and not in debt.
12. And most of all, I have Jesus with me and in me. Peace that only He can give if I remain in Him and Him in me. Apart from Him, I can do nothing and Thank God for His amazing grace and love that He loves me for who I am and no matter what I did right or wrong can make Him love me more or less.
Shall update my bali trip in another post.
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Random week
Loads of random thoughts.
REMEMBER YOUR REDEEMeR.
Ppl are usually stuck in the past, like what ps meng cham is preaching abt today, whereas im more stuck in e hope that things will be better in e future + 2 caught up in e present. Im thankful for my past cos it has brought me to where I am, it's e future im worried abt. But e moment we worry too much, it's also a sign that we do not trust God enough, which is something He told me b4...
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Need to figure out a way to sort out my life. Maybe it's really too busy for my own good, but I love every single thing that im doing now, hobbies, work & ministry
Read on a train ad, "There is a calmness to life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy."
pretty true.. except that we are living in gratitude of what God has done for us..
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Going bali nxt week w rach & nicky . Shld be fun:) then kl with lingfang. With eugene & daliya showing us around.
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the topic of buying a car cropped up again after my BIL bought one, or rather replaced his current one which survives on water not petrol :p hahhah.. keep scouting at sgcarmart.com, calculating my budget and all.. and really on the verge of going down.. but contemplated for a while, I'm enjoying the spare cash and doing and buying whatever I want and need, which wont' be the case if i buy a car.. so decided to scrap the idea.. I have better things to do with it :)
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Some time ago.. our family mid autumn fesitval celebration =)
Sheri's malay wedding is fantastic .. and great time with Fiza, hooi li and jackie :)
Had a great catch up with haz also, yeah girl.. let's go for a cruise trip manz :) and probably NZ =)
REMEMBER YOUR REDEEMeR.
Ppl are usually stuck in the past, like what ps meng cham is preaching abt today, whereas im more stuck in e hope that things will be better in e future + 2 caught up in e present. Im thankful for my past cos it has brought me to where I am, it's e future im worried abt. But e moment we worry too much, it's also a sign that we do not trust God enough, which is something He told me b4...
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Need to figure out a way to sort out my life. Maybe it's really too busy for my own good, but I love every single thing that im doing now, hobbies, work & ministry
Read on a train ad, "There is a calmness to life lived in gratitude, a quiet joy."
pretty true.. except that we are living in gratitude of what God has done for us..
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Going bali nxt week w rach & nicky . Shld be fun:) then kl with lingfang. With eugene & daliya showing us around.
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the topic of buying a car cropped up again after my BIL bought one, or rather replaced his current one which survives on water not petrol :p hahhah.. keep scouting at sgcarmart.com, calculating my budget and all.. and really on the verge of going down.. but contemplated for a while, I'm enjoying the spare cash and doing and buying whatever I want and need, which wont' be the case if i buy a car.. so decided to scrap the idea.. I have better things to do with it :)
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Some time ago.. our family mid autumn fesitval celebration =)
Sheri's malay wedding is fantastic .. and great time with Fiza, hooi li and jackie :)
Had a great catch up with haz also, yeah girl.. let's go for a cruise trip manz :) and probably NZ =)
