Today’s reading speaks of Jacob’s dream of the stairway to heaven. God promised him, “…by you and your descendents shall all the families of the earth bless themselves” (Gen 28:14). What an incredible blessing for a man! To have come from the Lord’s mouth - a promise of a God that will not abandon his […]
Over the weekend, I boarded a flight from Singapore to LA via Taipei. China Airlines is not a bad airline, although Taipei airport is a real let down. A four hour transit in Chiang Kai Shek airport was really bad - the shops were pathetic, and didn’t accept non-Taiwanese currency. The waiting room was dusty […]
Last week I read The Great Gatsby by F Scott Fitzgerald. The problem with reading a well-known novel is that I’m overwhelmed by the critics. Its been acclaimed as one of the finest American novels of the 20th century, and has been studied by thousands. What can my opinion add to this?
Nevertheless, I shall venture […]
Today, the Harvesters completed their study of Romans.
St Paul’s letter to the Romans was neither simple nor short. It contributed a lot to the formation of Christianity as we understand it today. There were many parts of the epistle that sought to impart Paul’s understanding about faith and salvation.
Yet the message that is clearest to […]
So said Rene Descartes in this Meditations. The only proof I have of my existence is the fact that I am thinking. How very profound! So these words being penned here might be the only proof of my existence?
The method of Cartesian doubt was Descartes’s most important legacy. His subsequent theories (intended to prove the […]
April 15 is at hand again. This time, the Singapore Inland Revenue Authority did not even bother to send me a form. In the race to become fully automated, they are encouraging everyone to file electronically.
So its Sunday night, about 24 hours before the deadline, and I’m trying to log into their website. […]
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. Its a name that Singaporeans have come to know in a short span of a couple of weeks. Click here to visit WHO’s website.
It started with news of outbreaks reported from Guangdong in China and Hong Kong. With the advent of air travel, it has spread rapidly to Singapore […]
President Bush will address a nation on the brink of war. His speech later will be an ultimatum of sorts to Saddam.
I’m wondering and praying about the world that has changed so much since I was born into it. A world that was menaced by two rival superpowers is now reduced to […]
Lord, protect us in our struggle against evil.
As we begin the discipline of Lent,
make this day holy by our self-denial.
Opening Prayer, Ash Wednesday Mass
Today marks the start of the Lenten season of 2003. Ash Wednesday begins the season of penance and reconciliation that will culminate in Easter. In exactly 40 days, Christians will celebrate the […]
Had dinner last night at the Athens restaurant, by the junction of Sixth Ave and Bukit Timah Road. Rosanna and myself had thought of visiting Pasta Fresca, but its been a long time since I had Greek, so why not?
The restaurant had a decent ambience, but the food was disappointing. I ordered a gyros which […]