CCC: Chin Peng>>> Communisn>>>Christ??

What am I thinking. How am I supposed to connect the dots altogether. Linking Chin Peng to Communism is alot more easier than failing your SPM. (Actually, with a blank paper, it's tempting to answer the paper, but hey, let's assume I'm stupid for that moment)

But from Communism to Chirst?? Here, on the former, it's known to be an radical ideology which believes there is no God. And on the latter, he's the "Way, the Truth and the Life"

Actually, it's possible. Let me start with Chin Peng. If many of you had actually look through the new(and boring) version History Textbook, he is one of the main leaders who help form Malayan Communist Party. He is also viewed as one of the guys who call the shots in killing people, destroy property and taking M&M's from babies.

(Communist's favourite pastime)

So anyway, as the apparently interesting and important (not if you decide to do at least something meaningful) story goes along, CMP got kicked in the butt as many times as Manchester United winning EPL and the rest is history. Literally. Chin Peng and his "brothers in arm" in the party were sidelined from development (which is still going on until today,albeit at an slower pace), they were forced to disband and consequently, Malaysia became.....Malaysia?

(Yeah...very Malaysian-like)

Anyway, communism 0, Democracy 1. So why does many people during that time embrace the Alliance's concept of democracy? It could very well be the fact that communism didn't take the right step in promoting communism properly. As you all knows, CMP was linked with several striker from workers, train crash, assaults on plantation by innocent farmers and many more cruel acts. They broke the first rule when it comes to promoting an ideology: Never, ever disrupt the lives of people even if you intent to give the same thing to them.

Democracy was also seen as a shining light during those bleak ages. The opportunity to have a say in the goverment, vote the people to represent you to voice out the needs of the people, education for all and most importantly the ability to govern the country independently. Actually, some of these aims were also part of the CMP's agenda, but they don't have a proper institution, and most importantly, the support of the British Empire.

(Malaysia: Meet my elder brother and my step-sister, the drag queen with the beard)

But, I believe the very ideology Communist is pushing for,ironically, might be their undoing. You see, communism is based of the concept of sharing. During the dawn of communism, they fought for a classes society where every human is equal. This is also further advocated with the sharing of property. They also envisioned for "a free society with no division or alienation, where mankind is free from oppression and scarcity."

Now where did I heard this from? Hmmm...yes, the most unlikeliest source of all.....

THE BIBLE!!!

If you all can refer to the book of Acts, the apostles of the Lord promoted sharing of property between the belivers. One fine example is Barnabas. He was a good man from Cyprus who sold all his property and gave ALL the profits to the poor. This can be said about the other believers, although they do not need to give away all the profits, they just need to tell the apostles the truth, something Annaias and Sapphira learned the hard way before their untimely death.

Infact, Jesis also strived for a kingdom where everyone is equal before God's eyes. And this is evident with the acceptance of Gentiles into the Kingdom of God. Now, they have all the privileges the Jews used to have with God. This is definitely good news for me and all my fellow friends who does not have a Father who looks like Elliot Yamin, or a brother like Adam Lambert!

(Frankly, I hate him. No more,no less)

So, why does Communism have the same concept with Christianity,to some extent, and yet fall into ruins just like the Berlin Wall which is well known to be a symbol of communist dictatorship?

I believe the answer is simple. They don't have Christ as the center of the household. If they don't have Christ as their leader, who are they serving?

It's money!! Money has always been the problem since people began to realize the barter system is obsolete. It is the "root of all evil" and Communism took a downturn after corruption tooks it's place in the communism hierarchy.

God also fixed the problem even before it got hold of the early church. When Annias and Sapphira tried to deceive the people into thinking they gave the whole lot for the poor, when they actually kept some of the profit, the Spirit came down on Peter and he condemned them to death.

See, I believe Communism is a decent concept ever conceived for the well-being of others. But because Christ was not in the center of communism, it will never flourish, and worse still, they will have a hard time hanging on to the very last thread of survival.And Yes, Democracy took over the world by storm and is viewed as alot of superior against Communism, but if they turn their backs away from Jesus Christ, I believe the Kingdom of God will come sooner than we allthought it would be.

Beauty

" This was the question I attempted in my English Paper 1 for SPM. Initially I wanted to try one question that was about long holidays for student. But I couldn't brainstorm for good ideas and put in many proverbs or bombastic words for that matter.

So I answered the one-word essay and this is what I wrote for the examinations, I think."


I always wonder why is there such a quote such as "Beauty is in the eyes of the beholder". Initially I disagree with this statement. Since when Beauty was such a bias thing? Isn't beauty supposed to be universal??

So here I am with my friend, sipping our English Tea. As we chatted among ourselves all the things we done during the holidays, suddenly my friend pointed out the artwork on our tea cups.

"I'm fascinated by the artwork on the cups. Don't you think it takes alot of talent and patience to come up with such details?" He commented.

"Well, I think it is a load of crap".

He was stunned. I must admit art isn't really my forte. It could be due to the fact that I never really love artwork that much.

After that, we payed our bills and left the shop, walking along the streets. Then out of a sudden, a lass walked pass by me, and what a sight that is. She had eyes like Sapphire and a figure that could rival that of Venus or even Megan Fox for that matter. But my friend just shrugged his shoulders, saying that she look more like a Drag Queen to him.

A drag queen? Come on! She is the girl of my dreams, even more so for many other people to be exact. He must have been from another planet or a lesbian to say that girl was a "Drag Queen".

"Now this my friend, is beauty". My friend then said.

"What? Who? Where?". As I look around, found nothing decent, let alone attractive.

" Here, my sister."

Her sister? He must be seriously out of this world. His sisters has so many freckles and pimples she would scare the living daylights out of Frankenstien! But I can't blame him, because he used to have a brother who recently just passed away. So it's a no-brainer why he treasured his sister so much.

After they had a brief chat, she left us and walked towards the town mall. Apparently she is going to the mall with her friends.

" Isn't she a beauty?" My friend asked.

Okay, so what am I supposed to say? I'm now caught between the devil and the deep blue sea.

" She's.....different today". I spoke with a smile

My friend smiled back at me, I hoped it wasn't sarcastic as mine. So after that, we parted ways. He had to buy some groceries for his mother while I walked back alone, after I take a detour around a lake.

As I walked along,I sat on a stone bench.It was quite clean so I lied down for a moment. I can't help but notice the evening scenery. The sun is descending, along with it came rays of orange painted on a purple canvas. The birds are flying, drifting through the breeze that pass by me.I closed my eyes and ponder back on my memories.Then something stopped me.

"Mum, can we go back now? This place is boring". A child whined.

"Dear Jimmy, we will go home soon. Okay?"

The mum and child then walked away. Then I thought to myself,"Indeed, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder".

SPM!

So this is it, in two days time it'll be THE exam I have been studying and working on since DAY 1 in form 1. It is the only sensible reason (albeit by a small margin) of why students in the Malaysian Education system have been blind bulls for almost our lives.

The waiting is already starting to get on me, because I don't want my parents, friends and teachers who have taught us tirelessly ( most of them anyway) till they sweat drops of blood. And most important of all, I don't want to let down God.

Sure, he'll know what I will get for my SPM because he "was,is and is to come", but I think I wouldn't want to ask what I get for SPM. I think I'll find it out myself.....

So, all the best to the SPM candidates, and may all the luck of the world be with you. And together we can survive the ordeal together!

SPM, here we come!!

7 Days....and it's not enough! (For some of us anyway)

Gosh, with just one look and it's Day 1 for SPM. When I first started school this year, it looked like SPM will never, ever come. Now it seems like most of us wish it'll never come.

I never intend to spoil anyone's day (if it isn't spoiled) and announce that SPM will start in 7 MORE DAYS. But behind all the expectations and "excitements" that happens around this time of the year, I began to realize that my days of White uniforms and cheap slacks are numbered...and it's no double-digit integer.

When I was in Standard in SRJK(C) Chong Cheng. We've been celebrating once UPSR was over. And when the final day in my primary school was going to end. Many of us began to shed tears, cause we may never meet again...I had one friend who was so sad he was bitter in his heart, and kicking his bicycle many times-- And that friend was a really good friend.

As I look back at my Hamid Khan school life, it was enjoyable.I faced many setbacks,(some because of my wrongdoings) and disspoinments, in fact there were many things I wished I could have done to make a difference or have a good experience. It can be from forgetting to buy a share in the "Ko-Operasi" to being a better CF leader, or even trying to be a Warden for a while.

Mind you, I still don't like my school's prefects. It's not because they have to enforce the laws, the problem I have with them is that they sometimes break the laws....heck I can say some of them are worse than the ordinary schoolmates. Yes, there all a few Good Apples in the body but then again....they are the minority. I still remember one time I go against one prefect (who was a senior) for not asking some people to line up while he hold us up.

It is these moments that define one's school life. Now I'm going to face the same thing all over again. This time, it'll definitely be the last.




Unless I don't study in Form 6 though.

The last BK lessons?

Today was the last of my Bible Knowledge(BK) lessons for the year. It'll probably be my last one. Ever.

Throughout my one and a half year of studying God's word for exams(I came in quite late in 2008) I have learn more about the Gospel and actually took time to read Acts. Before that, I never ever read or even look through Acts. I didn't know about Luke, I didn't know that Paul was against Christianity in the first place or that Acts was written by Luke in the first place at all.

But by studying BK, I have gain more knowledge of God's word and met great friends. I even have a wonderful teacher who help me enjoy BK and taught us very well.

However, what I fear is that my batch or even the BK candidates of 2009 will be last. You see the government has set a quota of subjects each students can take and that is 10. Well, some of you might think that for National school students, it will be okay for them to drop English for Science and Technology(EST) for BK. But how about the secular schools? They are required to sit for Chinese exams. (Taking Chinese schools as an example)

What's ironic is that Islam-related subjects are exempted from this ruling. True, I supposed their Principe is that the more religious paper you take, the more merit you'll get when you meet God. (I'm giving an presumption based on the ruling for Islam papers)

Well, I do agree that Religion and Education should not be clashed together, so it's good that Islam students (or anyone for that matter) can take as many Islam-related papers as they want. But why can't BK be given the same exemption. Shouldn't Form 4 BK candidates be given the luxury to choose whether they want to take BK or not? It appears that many of us wouldn't have any choice at all....

Paul once wrote that "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will award to me on that day"(2 Tim 4:7-8). I believe BK exams are not "THE" only race every Christians must race and compete( otherwise many people couldn't have return to the Lord), but the ruling has severe implications not only to Christians, but many people as well. They are people who are not Christians that even take BK as an exam subject just for an extra A. This is an indirect way of spreading the Gospel to those people because the Gospel is to be known "to the ends of the world" (Acts 1:8)

Now, it seems, people like us have one race we can never enter in our lives. Ever.