Paul Long's Ramblings

Too close for comfort ....

In the STAR Malaysia news today .... Kartika's whipping upheld by the Syariah court. So now what happens next? How will it be done? When will it be done? Country must bring back its talents says Najib . And I wonder what exactly are these incentives that the government will offer to keep the talents at home? MIC will not allow any other Indian parties to join BN . Because they are the only ones who can bring in the Indian votes for BN? Indian parties advised by Najib to back BN . Whether or not they are in BN. I am confused. If they are not allowed to join BN, then could someone explain again to me why should they support BN? Oooh ... more interesting is the NST ... Lat cartoon gallery !!! I miss Lat cartoons! Now this is one aspect of Malaysia at its best

Just posted up my latest Pastor's Notes which is basically the lyrics of a song and a youtube video! It's a great song that when I first heard it in the 90s made me cry ... rediscovering it again in video form was a blessing. But I know that despite how powerful the song may be, posting about it now might open up a huge can of worms ... But hey, it is a great song so I will take the risk ... Here's another youtube video of another song by this singer / writer. I have this song on CD and it is very moving. Nice to find a youtube version. Hmm ... it seems you can find almost anything on youtube nowadays ...

Boy, can I identify with these two comic strips ... Half full (in my mind because I know I need to be optimistic) but still full of backwash :-( * In reference to politics in the world ... Now when it comes to my sermon preparation .... it's all over the place ... so much but wrong time! :-)

Interesting article full of sacrasm but I doubt the current Malaysian government will ever go the way of the Taliban simply because it's all about MONEY, SEX AND POWER. What troubles me the most is the thought of all the scandals eventually becoming old news and swept under the carpet. Anyway, the article from Malaysia Today 1MALAYSIA. PRINCIPLES NOW! Posted by admin Tuesday, 22 September 2009 21:57 By Hakim Joe It is a sad day indeed when the government and religious organizations start to turn one cheek but forget to turn the other cheek. Malaysia is after all a multiracial and secular nation. The federal constitution does not state that Muslims cannot do this or that but the government itself is trying to regulate their lives en masse and henceforth affecting the lives of the other one-third population of Malaysia who are not Muslims. (Read article by RPK “ Go all the way or no way” at http://mt.m2day.org/2008/content/view/26055/84/ .) When the government initially (but lat...

Just posted up this Sunday's Pastor's Notes And this comic strip panel has nothing to do with the devotion. I just think it is funny and wanted to share it :-)

Some fun comics that was in my inbox ....