While Malaysia fiddles, its opportunities are running dry Sometimes when you are a way for so long (in my case 27days for others maybe 2.7 years or more … it depends), I found myself looking at my own country with fresh eyes. Apparently, Michael Backman is getting a lot of attention. ‘Amok’ Season Again: How…
Month: November 2006
“We” are all back!
I confess one of the things bugging me throughout my trip back is whether my checked-in luggage would arrive. The plane was delayed in Nuremburg and I had to slightly run to make sure I arrived with a decent time for Gate F3 in Amsterdam airport. And I knew the transit time was a little…
Vater Unser im Himmel
It’s almost 27 days away from home … 🙂 I’m back from a nice dinner with Thomas Paulsteiner, the East Asia representative and contact for Division for World Mission Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria (World Mission ELCB). The food was good (as usual) and the conversations helpful to slowly bring the whole time I’ve spent…
Amazing Alois
Alois Schwarz must be in Philipines right now as one of the speakers of the major Lutheran Church in the Philippines meeting. He was a fine host for me when I was in the Hof District and specifically in Tauperlitz last Friday until Sunday before I came near to Munich. I’m impressed with the website…
The Kurth Family
It’s hard to keep up with the events chronologically, so I decided to go with the flow. Time is ticking fast, the temperature is surprisingly warm for this autumn in Munich, the sun is shining bright right now. Manfred has been explaining to me how this climate probably is due to the warm air blown…
Zugspitze
[Quick View at Zugspitze video] At 2,962 m (9,718 feet), the Zugspitze was one place I’m glad I could visit today with Manfred Kurth as my guide (official website here). After being here for 22 Days around various places in Bavaria from North to South, finally I had a “REAL” initiation to winter weather at…
Ecumenical Service and Evening Talk
It was a special opportunity for me to participate in a Ecumenical Service at Cantate-Kirche Kircheim tonight. It was part of a special “Day of Repentance” and the text I was given to speak from was Revelation 3:14-22. It was a unique service for me for a number of reasons: 1. I realized “ecumenical” was…
An Evening with Vivaldi & Bach
[Choir Practise – Vivaldi Video] I was impressed with this Lutheran Church choir … joining in the choir practice was a lot of fun especially when the choir director was so energetic, passionate and intelligently helping the members interpret the music. There were times where even for someone like me who’s not so into classical…
What’s Your German Name?
Your German Name is: Fabian Tobias What’s Your German Name? I couldn’t resist this since I’m here. I typed in Sivin Kit and the results were the above!
Quiet Thoughts after another good beer and conversation!
Sometimes we find a most scenic moment in the most hidden place. In the case of the picture above it’s a pond found near a small village in the region of Hof where I was at last weekend – in a place what people would call the Bavarian Siberia. 🙂 Now, I’m near Munich ……