Sweden

In Sweden, we can find that most of the places provide lanes for cyclists and pedestrians whereas highways provide special lanes for motorcyclists who must be envied by motorcyclists in our country where they have to ride very precariously squeezing between cars and other motor vehicles jamming the roads at peak hours. The provisions for parks, vacant spaces and different lanes make their areas allocated for housing much limited but the proper planning has enabled more healthy living with very rare traffic congestion and serious pollution. Then there is the ease of public transport facilities such as the buses, trams and trains etc. This is where we can learn from them.            Furthermore, the rubbish is collected once a week for the rubbish not recyclable whereas the recyclable rubbish would only be collected once in two weeks. Householders have to sort out their rubbish properly and place in different bins or parts thereof. Big sized rubbish has to be carried by householders themselves at their own cost to some designated dump sites.  But the biggest contrast lies in their way of rule. There is practically no case of corruption anywhere and this is waht we have to learn from them .

John Sung And His Sibu Tour

 From a publication of the '' Recovered Diaries of John Sung'', I learnt things that made me more convinced than ever that the so-called dramatic, dynamic and sensational preachers are more sensational than realistic . It must be mentioned here that Dr.Sung had been confined in a mental hospital for nearly a year and it clearly showed that he was not in the right mind. Although he had got PH D in chemistry and was offered a good pay job in an university but he chose to be a devoted preacher with very little remuneration. Although he said he was doing the right thing in the eyes of the heavenly father yet I think it not right to neglect his duties as a husband and father to 4 kids. I feel it tragic that his wife was left alone with four kids and with very little financial support as his pay was almost nothing. This was the reason why his two children died of poverty and sickness. Furthermore in his diaries he described his sermons had been very successful based on the number of repentants and converts. The so-called converts etc were very superficial and unreliable as at the heat of the moment, many came out to repent and kneel before him to let him pray for them but it did not mean they were really converts. As for the people claimed to be cured by him just by praying, it was more sensational and could not actually stand the test of time . How was it possible for him to cure so many people just by praying and touching the heads? If it was true then the hospitals would be out of jobs and the doctors unwanted. Even Dr. Sii Sii Chew of Sibu at that time challenged him and asked him to get the cured persons to claim a reward of RM500 if they were really cured by his praying and clearly the Doctor Sii did not get any claim from any patient at all. In his diaries, he did mention some people committing sins such as adultery, gambling, drinking or alcoholic etc but the way he pin-pointed his greatest opponent Dr.Sii as having a sinful relationship with his own sister was highly vengeful and smacking of wilful retaliation and this is most undesirable in the case of a great preacher! To be fair to all parties, we would therefore give the benefit of doubt on this scandal to Dr.Sii unless there is any evidence or truth in the allegation.

宋尚节与徐叔超之间的恩恩怨怨从及他本身的问題

宋尚节在他的日記中第289面有一段关於徐叔釗医生.(我記得是徐叔超)他写下一段短文:有徐叔钊医生与自已妹妹犯罪,又睹博,領了一些酒徒,用反光镜照在台上,扰乱会场.在灵医大会上,他抬一个将死的人耒试探.我說:''我只为经过牧师簽字的病人祷告.''因此没为这个病人祷告.此人很快死去.徐医生对人说:''凡经祷告而病得医治的人,每人可向我支取五百元.''在见証会上,林啟顯热切为治好者宣传,坚固了许多人的信心.下坡的疯子好了,聋者能聽.有每天至少羊癎疯三次,现在好了.由丈夫背耒聽道者,今己能行.郑秀英被医生宣判必死,如今蒙主医治.这些事实使徐医生无话可說.                                                                   以上是宋尚节的話,描活了徐医生的骄气和高傲,但学高八斗,老詩巫人都尊称他''三博士''.他应該有考到三个博士吧.雖然他有像顽童似的对抗宗教灵医和神話,我想如果祈祷能治一切病,世上不会再有病人了,相信也沒人领到他的五百元吧.講他无話可說是宋某的夢話自我安慰吧.至於谓他与親妹妹犯罪都沒聽老前輩說起,該不是指乱伦罢,为什么大丑闻不传遍詩巫呢?我也不希望有人怀仇恨心耒人破坏他人,否則那还谈什么信仰呢?再說宋尚节在美国求学曾被安排入Bloomingdale Hospital精神病院一百九十三天之久,他不为自己有病但却当做''神的特殊造就''?他在一九二七年就獲化学愽士学位却同宑九月入協和神学院.,之后他不去任教授职反而献身宣教,收入太少不但自己最基本的生活都不够而且因经济困难子女病死了二个.这种不合理的作法难道是神喜悦的?!难怪他也知道有人說他是狂人,何况他曾被关入棈神病院二百天许!

The Change Taking Place

We must admit that our world is changing much faster than we can figure out what is happening. As we the past active elements in politics are growing old we have an impatient mind that is to see that we have a more fair and just society. The world around us is moving fast. I am not just saying the nuclear Holocaust of Japan, the earthquakes of Sumatra and Shichuan but rather the transforming of the old societies of the Arab world. No doubt this wind of change is sweeping the desert land of the Arab world but it also affects countries around the world in various ways. We have the great chance that we may still catch up with the time of change in our remaining golden years on earth. Don't just watch out and see like bystanders. All ye countrymen and women, do your part and push the rotten tree down ridding of all the termites and rats and parasites here in our country and we may yet see the twilight in the east. The east is red, ho.....

第一次离家

二战后我到了学龄,姑丈帶我去王士耒小学讀书.因为姑丈己经到校,我只好由父親自己陪我去.那天吃过中饭父親和掛尾小舟船夫送我去,这是我第一次离开妈妈去远门,很不习惯也很捨不得离开母親.在爸爸的多次呼唤之下只好步上小舟.机器有些毛病,工人多次啟动最后马达才动起耒.小舟快问下游破浪而去,我呆呆地泪光中看妈妈还在码头上挥着手.终於母親愈变愈小,最后看不见了.只见拉詪江水浪沖走了我童年最甜蜜的夢.这次行程並不顺利,小舟的掛尾摩多S多次死火因为江水上很多浮木和垃圾的阻繞.工人一如搞到満头大汗啟动了不久又死火.这样反反复复多次很辛苦,我暗中反而希望去不成可以回安乐窩.但经过千辛万苦终於到了王士耒道头.我心冷了下耒,姑丈也出耒迎接,我沒什么反应,爸爸安慰一番带我到姑丈邯里交代了几句就吩咐工人转回程,我还呆若木鸡望着他的背影消失在昏暗的晚霞中,就这样我开始我的小学时代了,无憂无慮的童年消失了.

遠足

在下游执教時,我参加一次郊游.我和朋友在膠林小径走了好長的路才到小農舍.因太小了所以小伙子们只好聚集在周圍的草地上.不久大概有五十多位到齐了.有人講時事,也有人講故亊也有人說笑話.接着有独唱合唱及表演魔术.最后大家都跳集体舞了.傍晚大家肚子起革命於是七手八脚地淘米做菜.然而用具不够,饭煮的半生不熟,大伙儿也不介意地吞下肚子.饭后还有集体遊戱节目,大家闹到半夜扌想见周公.大家只能七零八落地挤在客厅厨房和走道胡乱睡下了.姑娘们全都塞滿二间小睡房裡去了.沒有被单只找到几张旧报当被蓋.半夜涼風吹得冷得不得了.第二天清早趕到江边码头搭魔多回家.看到老妈焦急的样子心裡非常不安和内疚.

Why Migrate?

Quite a few people are now applying for migration to foreign countries , mainly those English speaking former Commonwealth countries. Why do they choose to migrate to other countries? There are many reasons such as misrule. oppressive atmosphere, archaic education system and so on and so forth. We still have such elements who try to stir up racial hatred stressing the bumiputra special status, the feudal powers and the general corrupt system etc. People normally do not just lightly migrate to other countries as migration from mother country is painful and need a lot of soul-searching and hard thinking. It is not that they don't love their motherland, it is rather that those up there do not perform their duties as administrators and abuse their mandate to such an extent that it is quite unbearable. It is important that those in power should seriously rethink their policies and biased attitude to try to do way with corruption and unite all races for the betterment of the motherland.

The Proper Way To Survive

Nowadays, it seems that survival is not a simple thing. We naturally have to live and prosper and we have to tread carefully on thin ice indeed. First there is the perpetual threat of cancer, heart problem and many other illnesses.     If we are not careful we would fall in the battle for survival. Then there is the looming dark cloud of financial crisis which is real and imminent. Just see the countries like Greece , Spain and many others; we are left in the cauldron with no oar nor compass to guide us. If we are not careful and alert, we may end up with our money melting away like the ice. For the big problem of our country, we also have to keep watch on the state of affairs in the political arena. Don't depend on our politicians to deliver, they are mostly bent on making real good gains by corruption and wanton abuse of powers. We have to make sure we expose them and vote them out. If they play dirty and cling to their posts by hook and by crook, then we have to rise up and join the strong current of people's powers and chase them out by a show of the great power of the people just like the Arab countries namely,Libya,Egypt, and others- We are at the important period of great change which would bring us true freedom and democracy not meted out by the greedy political gangster but by our sweat and even blood. But we will be victorious as we fight for justice and human rights!

Dos and Don't For All Politicians

I think it high time that all politicians should think twice or many times before they jump on to the bandwagon.. Look before you leap man and woman, you better keep yourselves clean and not partake in the dirty murky pool of corruption and abuse of power for your self-interest. If you want money there are million ways to make money righteously. Do not think that you can get away with your cheating on people. Now more than ever we are at the moment of great transformation and change for better or worse and you can certainly see the tragic ends of the past corrupt political leaders the world over. Beginning with Marcos, Suharto, Kaddafi, Mubarak and many more to follow..... Just you wait and see. A rose is sweet by any other name and so the cow dung is no doubt smelly. Do not think the people will always be doped and fooled. Justice will always triumph in the end. If you cannot justify yourself well you better quit at the earliest moment to save your own skin from being lynched.

What A Big Joke!

When all the intrigues have been exposed and the evidences shown in daylight we would certainly ask why they could not find anything wrong with all the irregularities in that cow gate affair. People may be fooled sometimes but how they can be fooled all the times is a big question. Well things down cannot be undone or simply swept under the carpet. Be courageous and let people know the truth or they can never trust you again. Those in power should know better than just treating the underdogs as nothing more than a gullible group. It is a great pity to our nation indeed.