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Personal DNA

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Genuine Director My Personal Dna Report This is my personal DNA report on my personality. It's pretty interesting to find out certain things about myself. To an extent it is quite accurate too.

Lina Joy

I recognize the name not because I studied it, but because I have read in the papers about her and for some time during Sunday morning when the liturgist of my church requested all members to pray for her. I can only associate the name with a legal trial in Malaysia on the freedom of religion and no more other details are in my record book. Strangely enough, I rarely hear of anyone speaking about her or the details of her story. Even then, her name would be briefly mentioned and then quickly brushed aside, just like any other chat we would have about any trivial national news in the papers. I do not know the full account of her story but I do know that she is appealing in the Federal Court, the highest court in the Malaysian Judiciary System, for her freedom in religion until I did a little research on my own regarding Lina Joy. In a nutshell, Lina Joy is a Malay and under the Malaysian Federal Constitution, a Malay is defined as someone who practices Islam. She converted to Christiani...

Baby M

Someone I know gave birth to a healthy baby girl in May. Today Baby M will be about 2 or 3 months plus. Not long after her birth, they discovered that her skull had closed up too soon for her brain to develop further. By closing too soon, the brain will force itself into any empty spaces the brain can find in the skull to develop and grow. And as a result, Baby M can go blind, deaf and a possibility of disfigurement and retardation. As a mother to be myself, I can feel the pain my cousin and her family is going through. The child you carry in your womb and now is in your hands may never have a normal childhood as you have anticipated it to be. Doctors who treated Baby M had suggested for a surgery that may cost close to RM80,000.00. The surgery will ‘open’ up Baby M’s skull while plates will be placed to hold the ‘opening’ to allow room for the brain to grow. But the side effects will be that Baby M will lose her eyesight, hearing and may be mute. Baby M was flown to Melbourne, Austral...

Unchurched but Faithful

The title was taken from an article which I read on line. I once had this question in my mind. Can one be faithful yet not want to have anything to do with any church? I have met people like that and I have known people to be like that. And at one point of my life, I wanted to de-church. The author defined the church to mean “to be with Christ is to be related to His people. The first relationship defines the second relationship” I quite agree with the definition. This was also evident in the Bible where Jesus was in constant fellowship with His disciples even until the night before His arrest. The author raised an issue…is the relationship with one another (not with God) healthy? People do not want to de-church because they do not need God but because their needs are not met. But I would like to side track this article a little. I have been to church as long as I can remember. My mother took me to Sunday School even before I started schooling. As I got older, I graduated from class t...

What Sandal Are You?

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You are Platform Sandals Funky and urban You've got a cutting edge style that everyone envies A little bit downtown, a little bit euro, and whole lot of sexy! What Kind of Sandal Are You? I did a little test online and voila! I am a Platform Sandal :)