Terence

See The Pyramids Along the Nile

2009-01-09T10:04:00.000-08:00

See The Pyramids
Along the Nile
Watch the sun rise
On a tropic isle
Just remember darling
All the while
You belong to me...

See the market place
In old Algiers
Send me photographs
And souvenirs
Just remember
'Til your dream appears
You belong to me....

I'll be so alone
Without you
Maybe
You'll be lonesome, too
Maybe
You'll be lonesome too
And blue

Fly the ocean
In a silver plane
See the jungle
When its wet with rains
Just remember
Till you're home again
Or until I come home to you
You belong to me...

mulberry antioxidants

2008-11-30T20:37:00.000-08:00

Mulberry leaves protect rat tissues from immobilization stress-induced inflammation.

Mulberry leaves

Mulberry fruits

Lee CY, Cheng HM, Sim SM.

Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. lee_chooiyeng@yahoo.com

The ability of the antioxidants in the mulberry leaves to protect Sprague-Dawley rats from injuries caused by immobilization stress was studied as an indicator of the tissue bioavailability of antioxidants. Nitrite level, lipid peroxidation and total antioxidant activity (TAA) in the plasma and tissues were measured. There were hypertrophy of the adrenal glands and kidneys, significant increased levels of nitrite in the plasma and adrenal glands, elevated thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) in the plasma, kidneys and spleen, and a reduction of TAA in the plasma, liver, adrenal glands, kidneys and spleen of the immobilized rats. Antioxidants in the mulberry leaf extract suppressed the increase of nitrite and TBARS. Adrenal glands appeared to be the target organ of the antioxidants in the leaf extract. The low dose mulberry antioxidants were more effective than pure rutin (4 mg/day) to protec

Taken in April 08 - Weena Gotama and April -

2008-11-24T04:18:00.000-08:00

Some photos taken in April 2008. Wenny and April wanted to do photoshoot. We did a photoshoot at the garden pool at Damansara. Wenny is a chinese indonesia but came to stay here in Kepong, Malaysia with her beautiful child and husband. Weeny brought her mum and April as for photoshoot as well. The photoshoot outcome was good.

Wenny came with her mum from Indonesia who is here for holiday. She speaks Hokkien! Awesome. She told me that Medan is just like Penang. Now history strucks me my mind again. In a nutshell, the people from many backs years ago settle in Penang as well as Medan in the straits of Malacca.

All Chinese in Medan speak Min nan Hua (Southern Min) dialect from Chuang Chiu (nearby Xiamern) region, which is known in Indonesia simply as Hokkien. The version spoken is 99% the same as the Penang version.

All Medanese Chinese who have moved to other parts of Indonesia also continue to speak Hokkien. You can find a lot of them in Jakarta, Batam and Surabaya.

Min nan Hua (Hokkien) is the lingua franca among all Chinese in Medan and surronding cities in North Sumatra. If you are a Cantonese in Medan, then you usually speak cantonese at home and Hokkien when you do any business dealings with other Chinese or at school and with your friends. If you are a Hakka (Ke Jia Ren) in Medan, then you speak Hakka at home and a Hokkien when you do any business dealings with other Chinese or at school and with your friends. So on and so on....

And not surprisingly, there are many chinese who are in Penang has very close relatives from Medan. The distance between Medan and Penang is approximately 270km.

Suppose to go there for diving last year and infact, this year as well. Let's hope I can make it next year.

Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, or loose the belt of Orion? —Job 38:31

2008-11-23T18:40:00.000-08:00

November 23, 2008
How Great Is Our God!
READ: Job 38:31-41;42:5-6

Can you bind the cluster of the Pleiades, or loose the belt of Orion? —Job 38:31

A team of astronomers from the University of Minnesota say they have found a giant hole in the universe. The void they’ve discovered is in a region of sky southwest of Orion. The mysterious empty place has no galaxies, stars, or even dark matter. One of the astronomers said that the hole in the heavens is a billion light-years across.

When I try to capture the meaning of such immensity, something happens to me. The fight goes out of me. I don’t know what to do with my thoughts. Who can relate to the magnitude of such emptiness?

Then I remember what the Lord did with Job. He drew His suffering servant’s attention to the same part of the night sky. Using the region of the constellation Orion along with the wonders of the weather and the natural world, the Lord brought Job to the end of his reasonings and arguments (Job 38:31; 42:5-6).

In the presence of such wonder, I want to join Job in collapsing before the Lord in surrender to His inexpressible power and wisdom. I want to let go of my anxiety, my anger, and my resistance to the mysterious leading of God. I want to claim my only confidence as being in the immeasurable greatness of our God. — Mart De Haan

The wonders of the universe compel us to worship our wonderful God.

Bukit Mertajam

2008-11-19T20:39:00.000-08:00

Took my mum 2 Penang last week. Attended my third grandma's funeral. Good to see all of my aunties from London and Australia again. All my cousins has grown up. Took back an orchid from grandma's house. She loves orchid and gardening. The last time I seen her in 2004, she was doing some gardening work as well. Missed her and her food she used to cook. She is a true nyonya.

Went around BM to look for the old bunglow house my dad used to play, cook, and stay when he was still a teenager. After 15 mins, we managed to locate it at 4, Lorong Hijau ( Green Lane Mertajam ). Lotsa memories. Did not bring my camera, but Harry Lau ( My dad's brother ) brought us Yong Kee Restaurant Rice stall at BM 2 eat. The no of the shop is 296. But Uncle Harry told us that is not the shop lot no, instead that is the telephone of the shop. In other words, the shop is at least 40 years old. The ad board is still intact after 40 years. It means my grandpa used to bring my dad and Harry to eat here when they were young. The house where they used to stay is very near the town and places to eat. They used to walk back and forth to Mertajam High School when they were young. According to mum, the current prime minister, Abdullah was a year senior at that school at that time. Lotsa memories.

The next day, drove my mum around the Penang Island to see places we used to go last time and try out foods we missed. It was my mum's first time back 2 Penang since 8 years ago. Cendol at GeorgeTown, Chowrasta tasted as good as last time. Char Koay Teow Sisters's Koay Teow wasn't as good as the one we tried at Gurney Drive. Ais Kacang in Penang is afforfable and still, my favourite. Penang Laksa at Jelutong was closed in the morning. Nyonya Kuih was awesome. I can remember clearly all places we wanted 2 go and drove around easily.

Reached back in Puduraya, KL on Tuesday, 18th of Nov 2008 at ard 4:30pm. Said goodbye to mum again. Miss her very much. It was a wonderful journey.

Passion & Leejay @ Rooted Movement

2008-10-20T06:04:00.000-07:00

While waiting for me friend to come ... wanna share something....ONZzzzzz

Women of Faith

2008-10-11T09:36:00.000-07:00

Beautiful voices

Women of Faith - Singing Darrell Evans's song, I am Trading My sorrows.

Women of Faith - But For Your Grace

12 Beautiful Songs

2008-10-10T14:07:00.000-07:00

Before I formed you in the womb I knew you - Jeremiah 1:5
Passion-He Knows My Name (I Have a Maker)

Still - Hillsongs

Jesus, Beautiful Saviour - PlanetShaker

Draw Me Close - Michael W Smith

One Way - Hillsong United

Tim Hughes, Beautiful One

Eagles Wings - Hillsongs

God of Wonders by Third Day

The power of love - Hillsongs

Above All - Michael W Smith

Well Done - Passion (Youtube Exclusive)

As good as Michael Buble and Nelly Furtado
Quando, Quando, Quando (cover)

Read A Banned Book

2008-10-10T12:25:00.000-07:00

Read A Banned Book

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READ: Jeremiah 36:1-8,21-26

Write . . . all the words that I have spoken to you . . . that everyone may turn from his evil way, that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin. —Jeremiah 36:2-3

The American Library Association has designated this week as Banned Books Week in celebration of the freedom to read and to express one’s opinion “even if that opinion might be considered unorthodox or unpopular.”

The Bible is the all-time bestselling book, but in some parts of the world it is banned because it’s considered dangerous. The Bible is dangerous, however, only to those who fear finding out that they are wrong. It’s dangerous to those who exploit the weak and the innocent, who use force to keep others enslaved in poverty and ignorance, who don’t want to give up their favorite sin, who believe that salvation can be found apart from Christ.

No one wants to be told they are wrong. No one wants to hear that their behavior is putting themselves and those they love in danger or that God’s patience will eventually wear out. Yet that was the message God told Jeremiah to write (Jer. 36:2). When His message was read to King Jehoiakim, the king cut up the scroll and threw it into the fire (v.23).

The only way to know we are right is to be willing to discover where we are wrong. Read the all-time bestselling banned book, and let it reveal to you the truth about God—and about yourself. — Julie Ackerman Link

Lord Jesus, show Thyself to me
In very truth and deed;
Help me to find, O Christ, in Thee,
More than my deepest need. —Clarkson

The Bible shows us a picture of who we really are.

Curiosity Or Compassion?

2008-10-10T12:22:00.000-07:00

Curiosity Or Compassion?

READ: John 9:1-12

[Jesus’] disciples asked Him, saying, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” —John 9:2

Why is it that when we hear about someone who is suffering, we are more interested in the details of what, why, when, and where than we are about how we can help?

When the disciples passed the blind beggar (John 9:1), their curiosity about why he was suffering outweighed the prospect of reaching out to help him. “Who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” they asked (v.2). Their pop-quiz for Jesus revealed that they were dreadfully out of step with their

Master’s heart. In fact, lurking beneath their question was a judgmental spirit—a desire to know whom to blame—as if that would make anyone feel better!

Thankfully, Jesus modeled a compassionate response. Rather than speculation and condemnation, He marshaled His resources to help, which in this case meant complete healing. He made it clear that the man’s blindness was intended to provide a moment for God to be magnified through Jesus’ compassionate touch.

Feeling curious about somebody’s problem? Shift into Jesus’ mode and move past the point of curiosity to his or her point of need. Reach out and touch someone’s pain. Show the compassionate love of Jesus in action. — Joe Stowell

Amid the snares misfortune lays
Unseen, beneath the steps of all,
Blest is the Love that seeks to raise
And stay and strengthen those who fall. —Bryant

Do you want to be like Jesus? Replace curiosity with compassion.

The Chain Of Ungrace

2008-10-10T12:12:00.000-07:00

The Chain Of Ungrace

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READ: Matthew 6:9-15

Forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. —Matthew 6:12

When I feel wronged, I can contrive a hundred reasons against forgiveness. “He needs to learn a lesson.” “I’ll let her stew for a while; it’ll do her good.” “It’s not up to me to make the first move.” When I finally soften to the point of granting forgiveness, it seems a leap from hard logic to mushy sentiment.

One factor that motivates me to forgive is that as a Christian I am commanded to, as the child of a Father who forgives. Jesus said, “If you have anything against anyone, forgive him, that your Father in heaven may also forgive you your trespasses” (Mark 11:25).

But beyond that, I can identify three pragmatic reasons. First, forgiveness halts the cycle of blame and pain, breaking the chain of ungrace. Without it we remain bound to the people we can’t forgive, held in their vise grip.

Second, forgiveness loosens the stranglehold of guilt in the perpetrator. It allows the possibility of transformation in the guilty party, even if a just punishment is still required.

And third, forgiveness creates a remarkable linkage, placing the forgiver on the same side as the party who did the wrong. We are not as different from the wrongdoer as we would like to think, for we too must ask our heavenly Father, “Forgive us our debts” (Matt. 6:12). — Philip Yancey

When I consider Calvary’s dismay—
The shame, the scorn, the scourging borne by You—
Resentment melts; I am compelled to say,
“Forgive them, Lord, they know not what they do!” —Mollon

He who cannot forgive others burns the bridge over which he himself must pass. —Herbert

A Handful Of Thorns

2008-10-10T12:03:00.000-07:00

A Handful Of Thorns

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READ: Psalm 105:1-6

Give thanks to the LORD for His goodness, and for His wonderful works to the children of men! —Psalm 107:21

Jeremy Taylor was a 17th-century English cleric who was severely persecuted for his faith. But though his house was plundered, his family left destitute, and his property confiscated, he continued to count the blessings he could not lose.

He wrote: “They have not taken away my merry countenance, my cheerful spirit, and a good conscience; they have still left me with the providence of God, and all His promises . . . my hopes of Heaven, and my charity to them, too, and still I sleep and digest, I eat and drink, I read and meditate. And he that hath so many causes of joy, and so great should never choose to sit down upon his little handful of thorns.”

Although we may not be afflicted with the grievous difficulties that Jeremy Taylor endured, all of us face trials and troubles. Are we grumbling? Or do we refuse to let our “little handful of thorns,” our troubles, obscure the overwhelming abundance of our blessings?

When we feel like complaining, let’s remember God’s faithfulness and “give thanks to the LORD! Call upon His name; make known His deeds among the peoples! . . . Remember His marvelous works which He has done!” (Ps. 105:1,5). — Vernon C. Grounds

When upon life’s billows you are tempest-tossed,
When you are discouraged, thinking all is lost;
Count your many blessings—name them one by one,
And it will surprise you what the Lord has done. —Oatman

Spend your time counting your blessings, not airing your complaints.

Good friends are like mornings.

2008-09-14T00:54:00.000-07:00

Good friends are like mornings. You may be sharing with them only a few hours of the day but you know that they will always be there tomorrow, the next day, and the day after...

Don't go trying some new fashion

2008-08-29T14:05:00.000-07:00

Diana Krall is coming to KL. This Canadian jazz pianist and vocalist is due for a concert at the Plenary Hall, KL Convention Centre, KLCC on the 2nd of October 2008

But ticket price starts at RM288. Still considering. My friend kept asking me to purchase it immediately.

BeeWhois.com - Domain Name Whois

2008-08-19T17:00:00.000-07:00

Managed to blog again after 2 months .......Attached with lotsa work

And here is the final outcome. BeeWhois.com. Created this website to help web users use the Whois domain name search tool. Please try and let me know what you think.

BeeWhois.com gathers certain website details as well as domain name registration details. The site has no banner ads and no pop-ups. A tool to help you search domain names quickly and efficiently

Have a nice day

Terence L

Break forth in song, rejoice, and sing praises. —Psalm 98:४

2008-06-21T19:22:00.000-07:00

Bird सोंग

Why do birds sing? Birds sing “because they can and because they must,” says David Rothenberg, a professor at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. “Songs are used to attract mates and defend territories, but the form is much more than function. Nature is full of beauty, and of music.”

Birds sing because they have a syrinx instead of a larynx. The syrinx is the bird’s voice box, an organ that lies deep in a bird’s chest and is uniquely fashioned for song. That, at least, is the natural explanation for their gift.

But I ask again, why do birds sing? Because their Creator put a song in their hearts. Each bird is “heaven’s high and holy muse,” said John Donne, created to draw our hearts up to our Creator. They are reminders that He has given us a song that we may sing His praise.

So when you hear God’s little hymn-birds singing their hearts out, remember to sing your own song of salvation. Lift up your voice—harmonious, hoarse, or harsh—and join with them in praise to our Creator, Redeemer, and Lord.

The birds of the air “sing among the branches,” Israel’s poet observes. “[Therefore] I will sing to the Lord as long as I live; I will sing praise to my God while I have my being” (Ps. 104:12,33).

— David H. Roper

Field and forest, vale and mountain,
Flowery meadow, flashing sea,
Chanting bird and flowing fountain
Call us to rejoice in Thee. —van Dyke

All creation sings God’s praise.

One Nite Stay At Sapa

2008-05-31T20:20:00.001-07:00

Went 2 many places in Vietnam. Our last stop was at Sapa Vietnam. Stayed with the Hmong tribe for a day before riding our bikes back at Hanoi again. Will post more photos when I am free.

SaPa is home to a walking market. Mainly at weekends but also part of daily life in this remote mountainous village in the north of Vietnam near the Chinese border.

It lies in a beautiful valley near the Chinese border. It is the north's main drawcard for people looking for magnificent scenery and a diverse mix of ethnic cultures in the countryside inhabited by various hill tribes.

Surrounding Sapa are the Hoang Lien Mountains, which the French nicknamed the Tonkinese Alps. These mountains include Fansipan, which at 3143 metres is Vietnam's highest. If you decide to go walking it's a good idea to hire a reputable guide.

Unlike the nearby hill tribe village, the architecture of Sapa looks distinctly European. This is because for nearly 100 years, up until 1954, many French people moved there from other parts of Vietnam to escape the tropical heat.

The H'mong and Dzao people are the largest ethnic groups in the region. While the most eye-catching people are Red Dao, who wear scarlet head-dresses with woollen tassels and silver trinkets.

The most numerous are the Hmong people, who make up over one third of the district's population. Hmong women are the most commercially minded, selling their embroidered indigo blue waistcoats, bags, hats, and silver jewellery to tourists.

Their clothes are an art form. Black tunics with blue lining, coloured aprons worn reversed, braid trimmed jackets, rich embroiderd vests, wrap around leggings, extraordinary head gear. Bright red turbans are folded one way when the woman is single and then another, when the man has been “got”, black caps perched high and held through plaits. And the hair, some of it a reddish blonde, others brownish auburn. None of them have the black ebony hair of the rest of Vietnam’s women.

It is, however, quite a battle to get to SaPa. Though less than 500 kilometres from HaNoi it takes ten hours by road or you can take an overnight train. The road is almost impassable for about a third of the way. Heavy duty tyres are needed to cross the huge slabs of rock which was being broken manually as we went. Teams of men and women laboured on the roads with the occasional bulldozer. As we came to the mountains the stone for the roads was marble. The steps up and down the hills of SaPa are all made of this smooth beautiful stone.

Coming into the town was like going back to the wild west. The main street a series of muddy tracks, unfinished hotels and guest houses awaiting the tourist boom and serious work in progress for the new market. A true concrete market with some stalls already in operation selling silk boxer shorts, plastic toys etc. There was even one concrete mixer, elsewhere in the Vietnam countryside, mixing concrete is still the source of lots of manual jobs.

On a good day, the view at Sapa is an extraordinary panorama with a constant mist which has a physical presence, thick clouds which move and the temperature changes up and down 10 degrees in seconds. The mist moves rapidly across the skyline. A living force. The gorgeous sunset happens quickly at 6pm.

Quake Debris hits central China - Please pray for them

2008-05-13T09:07:00.000-07:00

Please pray for victims of the family so that people will come to offer relief operation, help and and bring healing in this land.

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/13/world/main4090657.shtml?source=mostpop_story

Lord You are always here with me

2008-05-12T10:01:00.000-07:00

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There is no changing God in Thee
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You are the same yesterday
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and today and forevermore
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Here on your promises i stand
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You hold my future in Your hand
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I worship you

And when the storms are drawing near
When I'm with You I don't have to fear
You're my shepherd on whom I can depend

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I know You're always be by my side

Mix Japanese Kamikaze kid

2008-05-12T09:43:00.000-07:00

A mix japanese kid was found at off Jalan Cheras on the 11th of May 2008.
Maybe grow up look like Takeshi Kaneshiro :)

Super cute - Happy Mother's Day

2008-05-12T09:04:00.000-07:00

Mum and her kid. I appreciate mothers. Just a amazing how they can do it. They got the joy and sensitivity love children unconditionally. The strength to give life.

As for that reason, I dislike those women playing a fool and dislike children.
Happy Mother's Day.
Picture above: Taken a day before Mother's Day on the 10th of May 2008 at 3:57pm

Makan time

2008-05-11T06:16:00.000-07:00

Helped a friend to take some photos.
Taken in March 2008.

Jeslyn - Taken few months ago

2008-05-11T05:46:00.000-07:00

Diving, swimming, waterfalls and beaches.

2008-04-29T11:10:00.000-07:00

I like any outdoor activities. Not too much. Moderately. I like diving, swimming, watefalls and beaches. But once I awhile I take my friends up to hike. Air is always fresh at waterfalls and hills. Had a great time there.

Brought some of my friends to relieve some stress

2008-04-16T07:15:00.000-07:00

On the way home. Saw some wild butterflies.

Organizing some games to make them laugh.

Climbing up to the 2nd waterfall. Incredible amount of spring water!

Standard photo before we go back.