Bersih 3.0: 428

The official colour for Bersih 3.0

Today is 28th April 2012. Once again, it is a historic day in our country. Today is Bersih 3.0. It is a rally on the following issues:-

1. Clean electoral roll
2. Free and fair access to media
3. Minimum 21 days of campaign period
4. Reform postal ballot
5. Use indelible ink
6. Strengthen public institution
7. Stop dirty politic
8. Stop corruption

There were thousands of protestors who attended this rally. When I checked on FB, I saw a lot of my friends updating their FB status, about the condition at the various check points. It is really great to know that Malaysians are united to do something for our country. I believe that we Malaysians, are just hoping that our voices will be heard, and through our action, we are shouting out "loud" that we hope for clean election in the country.

It is supposed to be a peaceful gathering. However, in an article on Malaysiakini, the report as follow:-

"After orders to disperse are issued, water cannons and tear gas are fired at the crowd outside the Bar Council building at Lebuh Pasar Besar."

It was so sad to know that the police is taking actions against the citizens. I wonder what is the future of our country; again, and again, we see citizens being oppressed just because we want out voices to be heard. I really pray that the nation will change.

Let's pray for change! Let's pray for our country!

Craving

There is one thing that I am craving at this moment, and that is God. Yes, I am craving for Him. Mom & Chris went to China today and I am alone at home with my dad. It has been such a long time since I stayed up this late and today I am doing this because I feel that I want to spend a lot of time with Him. I am not a holy person, in fact I am just another imperfect human being, craving for whatever things that every human would want to crave for.

There are a lot of things running on my mind right now and I do not know where to start thinking and hence, I need Him urgently. Today the sermon shared by the foreign Pastor was great. I went out to pray at the altar and was hoping that the speaker would pray for me. Three [3] people came to pray for me, but I did not get the "result" that I wanted. All I did was, crying.

Then I wonder, perhaps the Lord wants me to get the answer from Him directly, instead of relying on others to tell me what He wants me to know.

I crave for His presence, for HIs comfort, for His words, for His guidance, for His wisdom, for His love, for His peace, for everything!

Lord, You alone know what is on my mind now. Please teach me what to do. In Your name I pray, Amen.

Time Flies

In a blink of an eye, January has ended; my birthday has ended, Chinese New Year has ended, holidays have ended; and it is the beginning of a new month ~

I feel that time passes too fast this time round; take a look at what I have described just now, four "seasons" have ended.

How do I feel about this year? Besides acknowledging that time flies, I think it is time to move on too.

Last month, I have decided to take an action which I never thought of taking. In fact, I told myself I would not take such a step but with the uncertainties ahead of me, I guess I just do not bother too much and be the aggressive one.

Life is not perfect, and a lot of times we hope that it is perfect. Sometimes we choose to wait for situations to be "perfect" before we decide to take an action. However, have you ever wonder about this: what if there is no tomorrow?

Recently I saw on FB that my friends are searching for their missing relative. At first, I did not think too much about it until few days later, I got to know that this relative was murdered. I do not know this relative personally, but she was from my previous Church, and for some reason, I did feel down knowing this piece of news.

There are a lot of times, we do not expect mishap to happen on us. We tend to take things for granted. We tend to think that there is always tomorrow, in fact, a better tomorrow. We tend to take advantage of our surroundings. We tend to procrastinate, thinking that we still have time to do things in future. There are many other things to be listed down.

If there is no tomorrow, what do I want to do today, so that I can "leave" without regrets? I think I would want to do a lot of things. In the meantime, just be practical and be grateful for what we have, and live life to the fullest.

Every morning when we are able to open our eyes and say "Good morning, Jesus", that itself is the greatest gift from God, because we can live another day to witness His grace and glory in our lives.

Time flies ~ be appreciative before it is too late...