My Journal

The quality of a teacher: Sometimes I judge it not by how the teacher teaches, but what the students ask.

It is interesting that Aesop's fable: The Ant and the Grasshopper, has been used in reference to Malaysian politics, which is rather true I believe. The Malays, bumiputera=grasshoppers; the rest (non-hak istimewa) = Ants. And how the grasshoppers are fighting over each other now when there's not much blame left on the ants.

Though, I would disagree with any suggestion of immigration to "richer" countries as an excuse of running away from problems and calling their new wealth a good thing. Particularly U.S. and U.K., for how can a country call itself the richest country while it is actually the one with the highest debt than the rest of the world? God is watching.

It is not right to stop and enjoy like this. They must not forget where they come from. Not that it has to do with whatever vain appreciation one might imagine, but it has to do with responsibility as citizen of the world which includes Malaysia.

How can one who escape from pressure dare pity on those who stay to face the challenge of suffering? The true measure of fair judgment starts from here.

Though one could argue that Jesus as God is eternal age, but nonetheless, He was assigned an age and must be dealt with accordingly. Therefore this is not about not respecting elders, but being more mature than them before God. In terms of respect, it shows that our Lord takes what is truth and what pleases God even more seriouly.

Maturity has nothing to do with age.

One of the music that I recently have gotten acquainted with is the piece by Jay Unger, later used in the Ken Burns documentary on American Civil War, in which the Ken Burns Effect is recognized: filming using merely still pictures by zooming and panning.

As for how I came across Ken Burns' works, it was a few months ago, while I was trying to use up the $5 points collected on my BestBuy card on an American Civil War documentary set (Not by Ken Burns), the whole steel packaging was very appealing to me, hence I bought it. While at the checkout register, an adult white lady saw what I was holding and asked if it was by "Ken Burns", I didn't understand at first. Later, with curiosity, I searched online and found a good set of Ken Burns' to download.

Shown above, slides of Abraham Lincoln, greatest American president/leader ever, with Ashokan Farewell playing in the background, is for me, motivating, exhilarating and relaxing. If only I had half of his bravery...

Notes: From time to time I find familiarity between Lincoln's face and Dr. John Sung's, I think it's the forehead and the cheekbones.