Entries from August 2008

August 25, 2008

Failed to love

On a particular Sunday, in a particular church, an elder (who is also a lawyer by profession) told the congregation that he once met an Orang Asli pastor in London who said to him- “Please go back to our country and help my people.”
The elder then broke down in tears at the pulpit, overwhelmed by [...]

August 9, 2008

Yogya Soul

Yogyakarta (pronounced as Jog-jya-kar-ta) can offer one much, yet nothing to another. Although known as the cultural heartbeat of Indonesia, the laidback city is popular only because of its close proximity to the ancient Buddhist and Hindu temples of Borobudur and Prambanan. (These temples are older than the famed Angkor Wat of Cambodia)
Yet, one can’t [...]