Bondo shared with his a few “Bullet Crosses” he brought from post-civil-war Liberia. It reminded me how fragile our world is and how precious peace is. The events surrounding the war and the experience of such terror coloured almost everything … Continue reading
It was good to hear Gareth having some fun on his “keyboard” today while talking to May Chin. I miss them tremendously and wish I could be home especially when they are physically not well. Apart from the phonecalls (with … Continue reading
The choice between the more “shopping”-”modern”-flavoured Nuremburg and the “medieval”-”romantic”-flavoured Rothenburg was a simple choice for me. A lot of mini-sparks here and there during the walk and explanations especially during the first part by Dr. Philip. When I looked … Continue reading
I call him “Chairman Ma” – the one wearing the white kung fu attire (because he´s from mainland China so you can imagine the historical figure I´m tickling him with) and “Master Ma” because he does Tai-chi every morning with … Continue reading
We had a walk after dinner tonight. This cemetery left a deep impression on me.
Wow! Malaysia is a blessed country this year! As I mentioned in an earlier post we have the WCC Faith and Order Theological Forum on, and about the same time the International Association for Mission Studies (IAMS) is having their … Continue reading
I was quite happy to catch this shot. The weather is becoming more like summer now. Apparently, a German Old man mentioned his weather forecast was more accurate than the TV (he observes the animals, the trees, and the climate, … Continue reading
As I’m listening to Dr. Klaus Schafer talking on the “blending” of “Glocalization” that happens in the context of “Globalization”. It’s just interesting to find out what will be happening now in Kuala Lumpur which is labelled as The world’s … Continue reading
“Learning by puzzlement …” that was the key point our facilitator Dr. Philipp Hauenstein tried to communicate to a bunch of people gathered from all over the world for this three week long summer school. I managed to google a … Continue reading
At home in Malaysia we don’t walk that much. It’s usually in and out of the car, or the most to and fro the public transport points. Plus, the weather at home is hot and humid so it’s not too … Continue reading
