Twenty nine years have passed,since the day the call came, and you were freed to return home..Mom--thank you for the years, you have loved and cherished us..thank you for the care we never saw enough until you were gone....I prayed you are now at peace and I know God has heard my prayers. Each time, I see Twinkles bright in the skies, I see your smiles, twinkling bright, up there. Be at peace Mom. You remained cherish in our hearts.
Heartfelt acknowledgments, thank you and appreciative words from the BEC coordinator, Bro. Steven Raj bringing huge smiles to the faces of all who had gathered. Yes the community, especially the committee members, really put in a great deal of effort, to build an atmosphere of one family community in Bandar Puteri..Klang |
| Uncle Steven, Wait, wait, announce after I put away the books. |
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| Peace brethren! |
Then came the announcements, BEC meetings, activities.... .(shhh..for the ears of BEC members only) , oh yes, we bade goodbye to brother Nicholas who is moving to another State to assume new responsibilities. And then- the moment to dig in but not before grace was said and the food blessed. Such a lovely spread of goodies.. colourful yummy fruit jellies, fruit salads...curries, noodles, spring hoppers, cakes....extra...extra.....not only good to look at but tasted great as well....... it was so difficult not to go back for second and third helpings! YT literally had to pinch her hand to stop it reaching out for more...that would be the fourth helping!! . Time to go...she half turned her back but the corner of her eyes picked up the shape of pink coconut candies....Used to love that as a child...It was literally calling out to her...eat me, eat me...and so she did. With so much of food everywhere , how not to get fat??? |
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| An angel called nephew |
This Writer was visiting, Little England of Malaysia.....courtesy of her sibling and her family ...She counts her blessings, and she felt so blessed for that kind invitation because that was meant to be a close family affair. You know, the type of holiday where you bond in the bliss of family togetherness. And as she watched the family showering love upon their mother...it was very special feeling..... gladness....very cherished and she was thankful, some of those love rays embraced her as well...Thank you guys, it was wonderful of you to invite aunt along , to what should have been just family bear hugging time-a privilege indeed! God Bless!
Hei People! if you are seriously looking for some peace and quiet...family togetherness and pure relaxation, pack your bags and head for our very own Frasers Hill. It is really something during the cooler months...you get the best of both world-great weather, beautiful greens. space and time to appreciate nature and tone that physic of yours. Plus- Plenty of eateries around...western, local Asian dishes......Chinese, Malay and Indian....you name it....they have it all. But if you prefer DIY , they have a great place where you could BBQ. Plenty of apartments which allows you to cook too. Check with the Resort's management office, before you head there.
And People, the Gap House is no more, you now have the convenience of one way up and down the other side..no more waiting time ...You have freedom of travelling up and down any time you fancy.. Though, It is advisable to travel when it is still bright - the mist and fog could be impossibly thick, during bad weather- you get blanket in and cannot even see a meter ahead of you. Caution-The road is too narrow and winding for you to stop anywhere,stopping would endanger you and others travelling up and down, but once up there, if you are nature lover-it is really quite heavenly!
It is the intimacy with God that counts and not the external!! That's today's beautiful message from our visiting priest Father Albert .
Possessions, status, prestige and the $$$$$$$, were often mistaken for happiness. It is utter rubbish , the general notion that so long as a man provides and puts food on the table, he has fulfilled his obligations. He has forgotten to add in the most important element-love. Far from truth too, that a man's worth is his material assets and his social standing. Where would he be, without God and the people in his lives??? Can he be an empty shell without his living tissues and body mass- the important components of his being? Money and security does help it is true, never doubt that, but if a man chased after these earthy treasures so much that he forgets the all important essence of living-love and neglect the people in his lives..... he will only have himself to blame if love deserts him and one fine day, he wakes up to an empty house- a cold empty world of loneliness. A man must know his commitment and his responsibilities; but make that complete with love, time, presence and attention to the people in his life as well. He needs to create and formulate balance. Love motivates more love ...more positive reactions. It keeps relationships and inter-relations in harmonious evolution .. That is the wealth that loves gives, life's meaning and substance, peace and happiness from the beginning, till journey's end.
It has been three months since this blogger chose to stay home. During this time, she did what she wanted to do, she wrote, she went to a couple of places, she did her round of visiting and attended seminars, the works -lah,! Only she did not get to sleep as much as she wanted -would you believe it? She was just too busy and the days were passing faster than when she was working. Now the itch to get back into the work force has resurfaced , ever since the talk emerged that the private sector might adopt 60 as the retirement age as well. This writer thought that was a good move and only wished they had taken action earlier. 
Writing was real fun,and addictive-but best confined to a free period when she could write the occasional articles whenever inspiration strikes. More enjoyable that way. In fact, she had more time to blog and rest her eyes when she was working. Now there is like, no blogging time at all.But of course more serious writing takes over. And again, she is thinking- it's time she does a bit of volunteer work to give back a little to community.
This is the third week , since the new Roman Missal was introduced. Surprisingly, it wasn’t as tough as this Writer thought it was.. She is actually adapting quite well to the changes , huge thanks to the power point guide during mass. Incline neck (neck bow) and full bow (from the waist) are getting more synergised- the tangled mass of mixed up nods, bows and confusion plus the annoyance of self lacking were no more. Even the explanations to the changes sounded more interesting and has become a source of good knowledge. Guess, It was just the mindset thing. Unclogged and pour in some flexibility and the engine purrs on smoothly. The faster we adopt, the better we learn and the earlier, it blends into routine. 
Of course it tickles the resistance into submission, knowing that priests have more learning to do than lay people. So if we stumble over the terms and acts of reverence, they stumble as well -initially of course. Priests are as much humans as we are but then, they have a way of getting up faster than we lay people. They need to, because they are shepherds and it is their conviction to teach and lead .
Herald, the Catholic Weekly ran an article (Oct 9th issue) on the Pope's call to all Christians - call upon their guardian angels for help throughout their life. The writer remembers as a school girl, she enjoys stories of angels, believed in them and still do. Being a student of a mission school, there were plenty of angels reminders and daily references to angels. If we were ever afraid of any spooky corners in school,, the nuns would ask us, why were we afraid, when we have guardian angels watching over us. When some one told a lie , did something wrong and did not own up to their misdeeds, there were always the reminder, that their guardian angels were crying and hurting because the guilty ones, were allowing the black creatures to lord over their guardian angels and it was pretty mean and bad ... especially their guardian angels had worked so hard to look after them, loved and protected them. . ...Those reminders have kept the school chapel a very popular place to retreat for a session of guilt healing, plus the opportunity to own up to any misdeeds. |
| Simple and from the heart |
Still valid eh folks??.Parents can continue to give, and give and give...but a good wife, you have to find yourself and if you are lucky ( shall we say deserving??), it comes gift-wrapped from heaven..and that person stays by your side,, supportive and loving till death do you part. And we do have much need of such gifts from heaven (gifts of good man and woman) do we not people? ..open your eyes to .the way modern living is bashing up the marriage institution. Media has it that certain groups in the West is in favour of temporary marriages or rather contract marriages where they do consummate the marriage but it is renewable on a monthly or yearly basis...with no fixed period of time. Any point of time, the "married couple" feels stifled and wants out, they are free to end the contract and move on...How about that? Too much liberated use of will- has caused certain group of society to come up with the notion, that it is alright to introduce new standards for convenience to keep up with the changing needs of people. Do we need such convenience, can we cope with the repercussions-, will such rootlessness poison instead of benefits? 
To keep up with the advances of the knowledge and technology world...the new rule states that we learn the lingo of the new generation, to bridge the generation gap. But look around you people, the world is becoming more chaotic ...because the new world thinks the wisdom of the old is no longer relevant and the old must cleave to the new. They think - God and religion is a thing of the past-old fashion. In many parts of the world, people are leaving God and striking out on their own, yet at the same time, may are returning by the troves to touch God again and be re-connect back to him.. After a liberated period of self destruction , they find themselves sinking and unable to cope with the darkness surrounding them, and the loss of peace which they have taken for granted, while He was with them. They seek out gurus, they search the world for answers, only to come back to the beginning -the start of the circle and discover that the missing link is God and it is His stabilizing power, they need., Like the prodigal son, they begin their journey back to their Father's House seeking forgiveness and reconciliation. Do we need to go around in circles? Do we need the destruction of all our values, confusion in our lives before we come to our senses that we need God and it is His Power that brings in the focus and the peace of our lives ???. Everything good begins and complete with GOD!! Be Awaken!!
The Lord's Prayer- . To this writer, there is no change to the Lord's prayer. This was and still is the version, she uses when she recite the Lord's prayer. She remembers standing hidden in some obscure corner near the church building , once upon decades ago, watching the celebration of mass...and when voices rose in homage, call for the Father's love and forgiveness, His providence and care, the spirit of a little girl flowed spontaneously into the reverence of the prayer....and the feelings and joy of belonging to a Loving Father was forged and bonded. That prayer has stayed steadfastly with her, throughout time, immensely fruitful - sparkling the loving presence of the Father into her sphere , bringing to focus His Spirit and his ever watchful eyes upon her.. As far as this Writer is concerned...no changes there....
