Do you have facebook?

I felt very honoured today when a government doctor in a government clinic that I visited this morning took one look at the name on my medical card and said:

“Out of curiosity…do you have a blog?”

Almost shyly, embarrassed, I said “yes”. He just went on smiling, saying he had read my blog. I left the room, I couldn’t hold him up and brag about my sluggish blog. A long list of patients awaited him. You know how government hospitals are.

But he was a good doctor (not just because he reads my blog) because he cares to ask about my health. Not every doctor is like that!

Anyway, I was embarrassed because I hardly update my blog these days. Such a shame. And it’s not because I am doing nothing.

I’m pretty much on facebook and it’s free. Which is why it startled me and I almost fell off my chair to read that Ms. or Dr. Ng Yen Yen actually paid RM1.8 million for 6 FB pages!

Look, it’s here on Malaysiakini’s top page.

Anyone reading this will definitely exclaim: This is daylight robbery of the rakyat’s/tax payers’ money!

Hundreds of FB users in Malaysia are now ranting and raving and cursing NYY for this misdeed. Can she sleep well tonight?

Then I got to read this news: Tourism Minister’s friend admits links to company and I went “Uh-huh!”.

What would you say?

My little inter-faith project.

The two paintings are titled “Meditation I and II (bigger one).It came out of my inspiration and my hope for more interfaith relations between people. 

As a Christian, I hope to reach out to my Buddhist friends through these artworks…

I got involved in this project (which I created myself) because I believe this is what interfaith is all about- not just sitting in meetings and dialogues, and ending up fighting against each other after that!

The two women represent all inner souls who long for peace in a very uncertain and fast changing, confused but colorful world. These kind of souls meditate to achieve their dreams and desires for peace even in the midst of so much storm or chaos (or happenings reflected by the moving colors around the women meditating).

Storms are not always bad or dark, and as we meditate, we can embrace all the positive energies and world views around us. The colorful or yellow dotted circles at the centre of the women’s bodies reflect inter-connectivity of our souls and nature (surrounding) and also universality of feelings and thought with our inner self and also with others.

Ps. The two paintings have been donated to a Buddhist group to raise funds for the needy. I wish my friends involved in this project only the very best. Peace.