Once thought to only exist in Australia, we now know better. In fact, even in Australia, these unique animals are more easily spoken about than viewed. In the sixties when on my first visit to that country, I was on the farm outside Perth and my hosts felt it their bounden duty to show this… [Read more…]
November 15, 2010
He was welcomed into the house in the hope that like most others who crossed the treshold of your home he would be part of the family. You treated him not as a guest but a family member. He had family rights. You gave him big roles to play within the family. Not token or… [Read more…]
November 7, 2010
As I read a sports commentary on England vs NZ All-Blacks, it becomes quite clear how the view from an onlooker looking down from his seat in the terraces of Twickenham Stadium and that of a player on the field is really very different. “…a fast flat pass left from Youngs then put Mike Tindall… [Read more…]
October 23, 2010
I am into rugby more than football- more goals, action, spills and thrills. But whatever sports you may fancy, these days you will no doubt know that WR is the fellow who used to score a lot of goals for Mancester United but his goal-scoring days seem to have frozened up for quite some time… [Read more…]
June 20, 2010
Christians march to the tune of Christ. Where He sends, we will go. This was a lesson learned and executed by the paralytic whom Christ healed in Matthew 9.6,7: …he then said to the paralytic–”rise, take up your bed and go home.” And he rose and went home. In our periodic missionary fervour, we often… [Read more…]
April 21, 2010
The short answer to that is “To get to the other side.” However, since chickens aren’t as simple-minded as they may seem to be, it may be necessary to ask a further question: “Why does the chicken feel it needs to go to the other side?” or “What does the chicken hope to find on… [Read more…]
August 5, 2009
It is our hope as human beings that somehow in our fractured, tortured and mixed up world the negotiating table will eventually prove to be more potent and successful than instruments of destruction and violence. Of all the extraordinary images we have been shown these past days was the enormous table at which a retired… [Read more…]
March 4, 2009
While some watch birds, I have always preferred trees myself. The best break I ever have always involves sitting where my eyes can behold the wonders of trees, unfailingly and truly a sight for my tired eyes, mind and heart. Coming from Taiping, my favourite tree is the raintree, tall and sprawling. At the… [Read more…]
February 7, 2009
“BLESSED” ARE THOSE IN PERAK WITH BACKACHE for they will find relief in Pahang. “BLESSED” ARE THOSE WHO GO MISSING for they shall return with more of what they desire for themselves. “BLESSED” ARE THOSE WHO BELONG TO TWO PARTIES for one or the other will surely be in power. “BLESSED” ARE THOSE WHO SIGN… [Read more…]
August 22, 2008
Apart from the Shot Put which is an Olympic sport which could be traced back to the games of Ancient Greece, the art of stone-throwing is not particularly a special skill requiring loads of talent and practice. Small boys and girls can throw stones quite naturally. Where stones are in supply, all it requires is… [Read more…]
November 23, 2010
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