I am typing this entry now as I await for my flight back home to Kuala Lumpur. I am currently at the departure lounge of the Hong Kong International Airport. My flight is not for another 4 hours – I deliberately chose the last flight out of HK back to KL just so that I have the whole day to tour the city in a satisfying way – and earlier today morning I was at the Big Buddha monument...
Soon after touching down from my business trip, my brother rang me up to tell me that his got stolen. My heart sank because I knew how he loved his prized possession – the effort that he had put to get that car – and how he would often maintain it to the best he could. He didn’t deserve to lose that car. Why did it happen to him? Just last night I had dinner with another sibling...
“I still don’t understand why you need me to be in your group and to help you out with the ministry” Jane, filled with tears asked me meekly. At the same time, Adam just a few days back posted the message on the left on my wall. Yep, these are the same two friends of mine whom I spoke about a while back who had just undergone major relationship breakups in their lives. I...
Jesus said in reply, “Ten were cleansed, were they not? Where are the other nine? – Luke 17:17 The verse above was taken from today’s reading where 10 lepers approached the Christ to ask for healing and yet only one returned to give thanks. As I was listening to the gospel during mass today and the homily from the priest, it made me pondered on my own life. The priest, in his...
Being a leader is not easy. I know because right now I have just assumed leadership position of an organization in my church. Basing on everything I have read about the topic I find that the most important thing a leader needs to possess is focus. In that sense, George W Bush comes to my mind – how he single handedly against the odds of the world decided to invade Iraq and occupy the...