Sunday, April 09, 2006
I think that the discovery of the Gospel of Judas maybe one of the most exciting and scary things to happen to the Christian church. Some of you may think that it's redundant to use the word Christian before the word church, but what I mean here is Christianity as a whole.
It's interesting because as we all know, Judas is as we have all been brought to believe, a traitor. But now with the revelation, it appears that he is the man who knows Christ the most. He is the one who really understood him. In other words, all Christians should strive to seek to know Christ like Judas. No longer will the word Judas be associated with treachery but with true knowledge. So in future when people say, "you Judas", you can actually thank them for praising you. How fascinating. The impact too is very great, not only do words/ phrases change in meaning but also countless religious books will have to be edited.
However, there's also downside and that is a number of people will not accept it. Afterall, theologians and scholars are already divided over the issue. The consequence may be that the church that is already so divided will divide even more. How ironic that the truth (if it is really the truth) divides.
In a total different note, I've been very amused by the actions of Thailand's People's Alliance for Democracy. Or should I say their means of overthrowing Thaksin. Here you have a party whose name suggest that they are pro democracy, using an undemocratic way to overthrow a democratically elected head of state. Better still, they want the king to appoint a new government. I wonder how democratic that is. Maybe their definition of democracy is a bit different from the rest of the world. Anyway, as much as they are think that they have succeeded in removing Thaksin from power, I really see it as a step back for the country. It's really scary to see people being so flickle and not able to see things from a macro view point. I mean Thaksin's track record has spoken for itself that he is a capable leader and that he has brought a tremendous improvement in the Thai economy.
Thai business people whom I know are actually very grateful for him as they have seen their business prosper under his leadership. Few things can be worse than the overthrow of a leader, especially one who is fairly well regarded. The act of overthrowing a democratically elected leader will frighten of investors and the damage may be to a certain extend like that of a civil war. I think the whole region has suffered as a result of the economic crisis and Thailand has been one of the first to pick itself up from it. Isn't that enough prove that the leader was doing a good job? O well, they obviously think differently from me. My stance (though i doesn't apply in this case) has always been a corrupt government who is able to bring stability and prosperity to a country is better than a clean government who can do neither.
he spoke at 5:17 pm
Saturday, April 08, 2006
I am not sure why but the phrase "finding sanity within insanity" will always pop up in my head once in a while. I some what find that phrase very true as it really makes me wonder what is sanity. Is it something like an ideology? Or is it something that can be proven? And I think that's the beauty of oxymoron statements/ phrases.
I have this feeling that I'm thinking of this statement is somewhat due to V for Vendetta (yes, I'm slow and have just caught it). The show really made me think a lot of how the world is run etc. I mean I can draw many parallels between the show and both the world that we all live in. The subtle tones (or maybe not so subtle) really seems like a dig at society as a hold. I think we can all draw parallels between it and any country in the world. It really questions all our thinking and believes. The ending made me a little cynical. Does the power of the people really work? After toying with the thought, I think it does. And that comes in the form of democracy. Then the question, does democracy exist? Or is it just an ideology like communism or colonalism? Anyway, I'm wondering if the scene of the homosexual couples kissing was censored in Singapore.
I also think I need to get a grip on my own life. Somehow I seem to be stuck in the phase torn between socialising and staying at home; the latter seems to have the upperhand. I can't believe it that I'm basically stuck at home 24/7 (excluding going to school and shopping for necessity). Somehow I've lost the urge to go out, or maybe there are other factors at play. Factors that I'm in denial of. I really don't know but at times I feel that life has lost its meaning and I wonder what the hell am I doing here (no, I'm not copying the ad). Its really weird and sucky looking forward to the weekend knowing that I'll just be staying at home. Nothing seems to be able to motivate me. Even photography doesn't really entice me that much. Occasionally the idea of selling of my camera and all even pops up in my mind. But thankfully, I still retained enough of my senses to not do so. I know I will regret if I do sell it.
he spoke at 2:21 pm
Friday, April 07, 2006
I think I have the most interesting course mates. And not to mention that the uni culture here is very different from that in Singapore. You see, work here actually takes priority over school. The lecturers will try their vey best to ensure that the amount of work given to the students will notbe so much that they are unable to work. Also, students can request to tweak their assignments some what to fit into their work schedule.
As I was saying earlier on my course mates, I've got a group mate who is a manager at a brothel! Yes, she has women working under her and she is in the process of running a full paying online porn site. Though she said that she'll never prostitute herself, but how interesting can that get, a true life manager of a brothel. Also I've got a course mate who's probably some very rich girl. She's got the most amazing and funky home; her home is fully computerised. Apparently her brother's room has a remote control that controls the dvd player, tv, lights etc. It also applies to the whole house. She was saying that the remote controls in the house can even control the motion censor etc. Once someone tries to enter the house through the pool area, the flood lights will come on and you can also control the intensity it via the same remote that operates justabout everything in the house. The nerve system is all in a cupboard and there's also a backup generator just in case of blackouts.
he spoke at 11:30 am