There will be those who find Tan Sri Professor Dzulkifli Abdul Razak’s piece Inconsistent, insensitive translations of ‘Allah’ logically compelling and intellectually persuasive. I can try to understand why they do. I am not one of them. Of course, I admit my bias upfront. I’m not a professional academic. But I consider myself willing to learn…
Author: Sivin Kit
man of one wife, father of four kids
Random Thoughts after surviving a long important meeting from 10am to 9pm
These purple potatoes are amazing. The taste is . I don’t know how to describe it. Unique? The funny thing is I had them on March 2, 2009 and I am still thinking of them. Unforgettable. The late 9pm dinner tonight was strictly Chinese after a grilling long meeting which after the whole exercise fried…
Spiritual Growth Takes Time
ONE OF THE CHARACTERISTICS of our contemporary culture is impatience. Advances in technology encourage us to demand ever more in less time. Unfortunately the continued pressure to rush everything has reduced our ability to wait for anything. Some aspects of life, however, cannot be rushed. Spiritual growth is no different than physical growth – both…
God of the moon and stars – Kees Kraayenoord
I stumbled on this song at Todd Hiestand’s blog, below is another version which is a mix of videos and images. The lyrics and music is simple and powerful enough. With the images it comforts and disturbs at the same time, while bring us back to the center.
Lost Generation
(HT: Presentation Zen) This is what I call making the needed U-turn in life and thinking!
“Hidden Cameras” Forum Clips & Notes III
“Hidden Cameras” Forum: Andrew Khoo Malaysian Bar Council Human Rights Committee from Second Thoughts on Vimeo. In recent times, the lawyers are often seen as the new “clergy” of every day life. What would life be without them? At our recent forum, Andrew Khoo, lawyer and great personal friend helped to bring about a greater…
Press Release March 10, 2009: Usage of the word "Allah"/Hal Penggunaan Istilah "Allah"
COUNCIL OF CHURCHES OF MALAYSIA YOUTH STATEMENT OF CCM YOUTH ON THE USAGE OF ‘ALLAH’ MARCH 10, 2009 CCM Youth is disappointed and deeply regrets the Home Ministry’s lack of order and clarity in its handling of the restriction over the usage of “Allah”, which involves the Bahasa Malaysia edition of the Roman Catholic…
“Hidden Cameras” Forum Clips and Notes II
“Hidden Cameras” Forum: Dr Sharon Bong Senior Lecturer in Gender and Creative Writing, Monash University from Second Thoughts on Vimeo. The Edge Malaysia featured the Forum in their piece, When the private becomes public, today. This is how Melody Song the writer draws readers to consider the matter at hand. It would be easy to…
“Hidden Cameras” Forum Clips and Notes I
“Hidden Camera” Forum: Masjaliza Hamzah Programme Manager, Sisters-In-Islam from Second Thoughts on Vimeo. While we did not have a big crowd, but the quality of the speakers and interaction was superb. There was a sense that we just got started with more questions and angles to approach the subject matter. But I suppose that is…
Happy Birthday, Elysia Kit Kye Xin
Today is International Woman’s Day. The Global theme from the United Nations is “Women and men united to end violence against women and girls”. I would wholeheartedly sign on for that! Today is the 1st Anniversary of the eventful March 8, 12th General Election Results where the Barisan National was denied 2/3 Majority in the…