Daniel: I guess we are the
left overs
in this world.
Jasmine: I think so.. All of my
friends have boyfriends & we are the
only 2 persons
left in this world
without any special someone in our
lives.
Daniel: Yup! I don't know what to do.
Jasmine: I know! We'll play a game.
Daniel: What game?
Jasmine: I'll be your girlfriend for
30 days & you will be my boyfriend.
Daniel: That's a great plan in fact, I
don't have anything to do for the
following weeks..
DAY 1:
They watched their first movie
together & were both touched in the
romantic film.
DAY 4:
They went to the beach & had a
picnic... Daniel & Jasmine had their
quality time together.
DAY 12:
Daniel invited Jasmine to a circus and
they went to a Horror House.. Jasmine
was scared
and she tried to touch Daniel's hand
but by accident she touched someone
else's and they both laughed..
DAY 14:
They saw a fortune teller down the
road and asked for their future. The
fortune teller said: "My darlings,
please don't waste the time of your
lives... spend your time together
happily." Then tears flow from the
teller's eyes.
DAY 20:
Jasmine invited Daniel to go to the
hill and they saw a meteor... Jasmine
mumbled something.
DAY 28:
They rode on a bus and because of the
bumpy road, Jasmine gave her first
kiss to Daniel by accident.
DAY 29:
11:37 pm
Daniel & Jasmine were sitting in the
park where they first decided to play
this game...
Daniel: I'm tired Jasmine... do you
want any drinks? I'll buy you one..
I'll just go
down the road..
Jasmine: Apple juice would be
fine,thanks.
Daniel: Wait for me...
20 minutes later... a stranger
approached Jasmine.
Stranger: Are you a friend of Daniel?
Jasmine: Yes, why? What happened?
Stranger: A reckless drunken driver
ran over Daniel & he is critical in
the hospital.
11:57pm
The doctor came out from the emergency
room & handed out an apple juice & a
letter to Jasmine.
Doctor: We found this in Daniel's
pocket.
Jasmine read the letter which says:
Jasmine, this past few days, I
realized you are really a cute girl &
I am falling for you.. your cherished
smile, your everything when we played
this game.. & before this game ends, I
would like you to be my girlfriend for
the rest of my life. I love you,
Jasmine...
Jasmine crumples the paper & shouted..
"Daniel! I don't want you to die...I
love you... Remember that night we saw
a meteor? I mumbled something.. I
wished that we would be together
forever & never end this game. Please
don't leave me, Daniel... I love you,
you cannot do this to me
Then the clock strikes 12
Daniel's heart stop pumping
THEN IT WAS THE 30th DAY...
***************************************
***************************************
******
Always love your loved ones & show
them how you feel before it's too
late.. You will never know when they
will be gone from your embrace.. If
you were given a time to bestow petals
of everlasting compassion & love to
your love ones, today is the day. Love
them while they are still here...
Monday, March 15, 2010
Cinta Sejati
Ada sorang lelaki buta. Semua orang bencikan dia, kecuali kekasihnya. Lelaki itu selalu berkata, “Saya akan mengahwini awak di saat saya boleh melihat.” Suatu hari, ada orang dermakan mata kepada lelaki itu. Akhirnya dapat juga lelaki itu melihat. Dengan segera, dia pergi menemui kekasihnya. Tetapi, bila dia melihat kekasihnya, dia merasa sungguh terkejut kerana kekasihnya juga buta.
Kekasihnya bertanya, “Sudikah awak berkahwin dengan saya sekarang?” Tanpa sebarang alasan, lelaki itu menolak. Kekasihnya tersenyum dan berlalu pergi sambil berkata. “Tolong jaga mata saya baik-baik…”
Kekasihnya bertanya, “Sudikah awak berkahwin dengan saya sekarang?” Tanpa sebarang alasan, lelaki itu menolak. Kekasihnya tersenyum dan berlalu pergi sambil berkata. “Tolong jaga mata saya baik-baik…”
Tips Memujuk Pasangan Merajuk
Saya percaya setiap pasangan akan mempunyai masalah ini. Tidak kira sama ada anda telah berkahwin ataupun sedang berkapel. Jika tidak berlaku merajuk dalam perhubungan, bukan perhubungan maknanya. Tetapi, sekiranya si Dia merajuk. Apakah yang anda akan lakukan?
Kenapa merajuk?
Sebelum kita mengetahui cara untuk memujuk ini, kita harus tahu apakah menyebabkan seseorang itu merajuk. Seseorang itu merajuk disebabkan atas beberapa sebab.
1. Cemburu
Ya, ini merupakan faktor utama kenapa si Dia merajuk. Dia cemburu disebabkan ada sesuatu yang cuba mengambil anda dari dirinya. Seperti kawan-kawan, pekerjaan, keluarga dan sebagainya.
2. Tidak dapat apa yang diinginkan
Si Dia menginginkan sesuatu dari anda, tetapi anda tidak memberikannya. Sebagai contoh, Si Dia ingin memakan roti canai (kenapa pasal roti canai pulak ni?), tetapi anda tidak mahu, dan anda ingin makan benda lain. Jadi, si Dia pun merajuk sebab dia hendak jugak makan roti canai. Payah jugak ni.
3. Orang lain lebih hebat dari dia
Adakalanya dia akan merajuk untuk mendapatkan perhatian dari anda. Dan kadangkala, si Dia merajuk disebabkan ada sesuatu yang membuatkan dia berasa marah dan tidak selesa. Untuk mengubat perasaan dia itu, dia perlukan anda disamping dirinya tetapi dengan cara yang sangat berbeza — merajuk.
Bagaimana nak pujuk?
Ok. Sekarang ini kita sudah mengetahui sebab kenapa si Dia boleh merajuk. Dan sekarang bagaimanakah cara untuk memujuknya. Diingatkan, tips-tips ini bukan langkah-langkah untuk memujuk, cuma sebagai panduan atau tips sahaja.
1. Terangkan perkara sebenar
Adalah lebih mudah berkata benar dari berdusta. Ceritakan kepada si Dia apa yang berlaku pada anda dan tanya pada si Dia kenapa dia merajuk. Berterus teranglah (baca tentang 5 Tips Dalam Berpasangan) dalam perhubungan anda. Janganlah berselindung. Dengan mengwujudkan budaya bertanya dan berkata benar ini, dapat mengeratkan perhubungan kerana, anda mengambil berat si Dia. Ini juga bermaksud anda menunjukkan bahawa anda menyayangi dia.
2. Bertolak ansurlah dan bijak dalam membuat keputusan
Memang sukar untuk kita bertolak ansur tetapi tidak bermakna kita kalah sekiranya kita mengalah. Dalam situasi sebegini, anda haruslah bijak dalam membuat sesuatu keputusan. Sekiranya si Dia merajuk dan anda tidak berjaya memujuknya, gunakan gaya anda yang tersendiri dalam memujuk hatinya. Dengan ini, anda kelihatan bijak dalam membuat keputusan.
3. Ucapkan kata-kata “manis”
Manis tidak semestinya manis bukan? Ketika si Dia tengah merajuk, cuba anda bergurau senda dengan dia dengan menggelarkan si Dia, “bucuk”, “comot”, “manje” dan sebagainya. Dalam pada itu, selit-selitkan ayat-ayat power anda dalam perbualan tetapi masih mengekalkan perkataan-perkataan manis seperti yang saya sebutkan tadi. Adalah amat kelakar bagi saya sehinggakan saya pun sedang tersengih pada ketika ini.
4. Nyanyikan lagu buatnya
Ha…tips ini merupakan bagi saya tips yang paling ultimate. Kalau ditanya, berapa ramai yang sanggup nyanyi untuk kekasihnya? Pernah tak anda menyanyikan lagu untuk kekasih anda? Mungkin jawapannya ramai yang mengatakan tidak. Tetapi, saya pernah. Saya tidak berkata bohong. Saya pernah dendangkan lagu kepada kekasih saya. Dan kami siap berkaraoke di dalam phone lagi. Kami berduet bersama-sama. Adakah si Dia akan tersenyum dan ketawa? Sudah pasti ya. Kerana dapat mendengar suara buah hatinya menghiburkan dirinya. Tidakkah ianya menggembirakan? Sudah pasti senyuman terukir di bibirnya
Kenapa merajuk?
Sebelum kita mengetahui cara untuk memujuk ini, kita harus tahu apakah menyebabkan seseorang itu merajuk. Seseorang itu merajuk disebabkan atas beberapa sebab.
1. Cemburu
Ya, ini merupakan faktor utama kenapa si Dia merajuk. Dia cemburu disebabkan ada sesuatu yang cuba mengambil anda dari dirinya. Seperti kawan-kawan, pekerjaan, keluarga dan sebagainya.
2. Tidak dapat apa yang diinginkan
Si Dia menginginkan sesuatu dari anda, tetapi anda tidak memberikannya. Sebagai contoh, Si Dia ingin memakan roti canai (kenapa pasal roti canai pulak ni?), tetapi anda tidak mahu, dan anda ingin makan benda lain. Jadi, si Dia pun merajuk sebab dia hendak jugak makan roti canai. Payah jugak ni.
3. Orang lain lebih hebat dari dia
Adakalanya dia akan merajuk untuk mendapatkan perhatian dari anda. Dan kadangkala, si Dia merajuk disebabkan ada sesuatu yang membuatkan dia berasa marah dan tidak selesa. Untuk mengubat perasaan dia itu, dia perlukan anda disamping dirinya tetapi dengan cara yang sangat berbeza — merajuk.
Bagaimana nak pujuk?
Ok. Sekarang ini kita sudah mengetahui sebab kenapa si Dia boleh merajuk. Dan sekarang bagaimanakah cara untuk memujuknya. Diingatkan, tips-tips ini bukan langkah-langkah untuk memujuk, cuma sebagai panduan atau tips sahaja.
1. Terangkan perkara sebenar
Adalah lebih mudah berkata benar dari berdusta. Ceritakan kepada si Dia apa yang berlaku pada anda dan tanya pada si Dia kenapa dia merajuk. Berterus teranglah (baca tentang 5 Tips Dalam Berpasangan) dalam perhubungan anda. Janganlah berselindung. Dengan mengwujudkan budaya bertanya dan berkata benar ini, dapat mengeratkan perhubungan kerana, anda mengambil berat si Dia. Ini juga bermaksud anda menunjukkan bahawa anda menyayangi dia.
2. Bertolak ansurlah dan bijak dalam membuat keputusan
Memang sukar untuk kita bertolak ansur tetapi tidak bermakna kita kalah sekiranya kita mengalah. Dalam situasi sebegini, anda haruslah bijak dalam membuat sesuatu keputusan. Sekiranya si Dia merajuk dan anda tidak berjaya memujuknya, gunakan gaya anda yang tersendiri dalam memujuk hatinya. Dengan ini, anda kelihatan bijak dalam membuat keputusan.
3. Ucapkan kata-kata “manis”
Manis tidak semestinya manis bukan? Ketika si Dia tengah merajuk, cuba anda bergurau senda dengan dia dengan menggelarkan si Dia, “bucuk”, “comot”, “manje” dan sebagainya. Dalam pada itu, selit-selitkan ayat-ayat power anda dalam perbualan tetapi masih mengekalkan perkataan-perkataan manis seperti yang saya sebutkan tadi. Adalah amat kelakar bagi saya sehinggakan saya pun sedang tersengih pada ketika ini.
4. Nyanyikan lagu buatnya
Ha…tips ini merupakan bagi saya tips yang paling ultimate. Kalau ditanya, berapa ramai yang sanggup nyanyi untuk kekasihnya? Pernah tak anda menyanyikan lagu untuk kekasih anda? Mungkin jawapannya ramai yang mengatakan tidak. Tetapi, saya pernah. Saya tidak berkata bohong. Saya pernah dendangkan lagu kepada kekasih saya. Dan kami siap berkaraoke di dalam phone lagi. Kami berduet bersama-sama. Adakah si Dia akan tersenyum dan ketawa? Sudah pasti ya. Kerana dapat mendengar suara buah hatinya menghiburkan dirinya. Tidakkah ianya menggembirakan? Sudah pasti senyuman terukir di bibirnya
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Lutheran churches
The Lutheran churches, most of which are members of the Lutheran World Federation (LWF), emerged from one of the prominent strands of the Reformation movements within the (western) Catholic Church in the 16th century. In the course of the doctrinal controversies of that time, the doctrine of justification by faith through grace alone became the decisive issue and the hallmark of Lutheran teaching. It emphasizes that God redeems human beings from the power of sin through the cross of Jesus Christ and confers God's own righteousness upon them. The Lutheran tradition considers the preaching of the gospel and the administration of the sacraments, received and responded to in faith without any human merit, as central to the life of the church. The Lutheran confessional writings, e.g., the Augsburg Confession and Martin Luther's Small Catechism, interpret core convictions regarding the significance of the gospel for individual and common life in faith. The Bible is affirmed as the sole rule of faith, to which all the creeds and other traditions and beliefs are subordinated.
Lutheran churches are partners in the majority of church communion agreements that have been established, e.g., the Leuenberg Concord (1973, now called Community of Protestant Churches in Europe), the Meissen Agreement (1991), the Porvoo Agreement (1992), and Full Communion agreements in the USA and Canada.
Varying forms of worship have developed over the centuries, in interaction with local cultures. Lutheran worship tradition has sought to maintain liturgical continuity with the ancient church, in the reading and proclamation of the word of God and in the celebration of the sacraments, baptism and holy communion.
Lutheran churches strongly emphasize elementary and secondary religious education as well as theological study and research. The doctrine of the two rules of God has been a well-known part of Lutheran tradition: God reigns both in the secular world through secular and church government by means of law and in the spiritual world through grace. This teaching has at times been discredited through misinterpretation, e.g., in Nazi-Germany in the 1930s and ‘40s. In recent decades attempts have been made to reinterpret this teaching as a basis for critique of injustice, authoritarian regimes and destructive societal developments.
Lutheran churches are partners in the majority of church communion agreements that have been established, e.g., the Leuenberg Concord (1973, now called Community of Protestant Churches in Europe), the Meissen Agreement (1991), the Porvoo Agreement (1992), and Full Communion agreements in the USA and Canada.
Varying forms of worship have developed over the centuries, in interaction with local cultures. Lutheran worship tradition has sought to maintain liturgical continuity with the ancient church, in the reading and proclamation of the word of God and in the celebration of the sacraments, baptism and holy communion.
Lutheran churches strongly emphasize elementary and secondary religious education as well as theological study and research. The doctrine of the two rules of God has been a well-known part of Lutheran tradition: God reigns both in the secular world through secular and church government by means of law and in the spiritual world through grace. This teaching has at times been discredited through misinterpretation, e.g., in Nazi-Germany in the 1930s and ‘40s. In recent decades attempts have been made to reinterpret this teaching as a basis for critique of injustice, authoritarian regimes and destructive societal developments.
Protestant Church in Sabah
Church family: Lutheran churches
Based in: Malaysia
Present in: Singapore
Membership*:About membership
Pastors: 144
Lay workers: 56
Congregations: 307
Member of: WCC (1975)
CCA
CCM
LWF
Associate member of:
Website: www.gpcs.com.my
Based in: Malaysia
Present in: Singapore
Membership*:About membership
Pastors: 144
Lay workers: 56
Congregations: 307
Member of: WCC (1975)
CCA
CCM
LWF
Associate member of:
Website: www.gpcs.com.my
(Gereja Protestan di Sabah)
The roots of the Protestant Church in Sabah go back to German missionary work in Kudat in the beginning of the 20th century. But the PCS was founded in 1952 when the Basel Mission began to work among the Rungus people. The first converts were baptized in December 1952. In the years following, several villages embraced Christianity. Meetings of the headmen of the tribes were organized in order to facilitate evangelization. Another important factor was the training of lay people, not only biblical teaching but also language (Malay) and mathematics. The number of persons following the training was small but grew steadily. Gradually the Momogun people (one of the Rungus tribes) began to respond to the gospel. They noticed the difference between their way of life and that of the missionaries and the converts. They saw that the Christians among them were no longer bound by the traditional fears of evil spirits and other superstitions. Many sought to embrace the new faith. Today a truly indigenous church, the PCS consists of many indigenous tribes such as Rungus, Tobonuvo, Kimaragang, Garo and others. It has a Bible seminary with a four-year course for the training of pastors and a Bible school for shorter courses of one or two years. Since 1976 more than 200 people have been trained but not all serve full-time in the church.
In 1965 the constitution of the church was drafted and in 1967 it received official approval by the Basel Mission and the government of Malaysia. With the departure of the foreign missionaries in 1973, the Basel Christian Church in Malaysia (BCCM) came to support the church, and contacts were established with other Malaysian churches. From 1996, the PCS began to establish local congregations in the Peninsula (Western Malaysia) as well as in Singapore. It has also developed relationships with sister churches in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of the island of Borneo.
The PCS acknowledges the holy scriptures - namely the Old and New Testaments - as the only basis of faith, with the Apostles' Creed as the safeguard of the faith. Each member is urged to take up the responsibility of proclaiming the gospel and witnessing to Christ.
Monday, February 8, 2010
What Is A Soulmate?
Many theories exist as to what is a soulmate. The original roots of the concept go back to a belief in reincarnation. A soulmate is someone that you have encountered in many different life times and have loved many times. That’s why the first time you meet them in this lifetime you feel as if you have known them forever before you even knew their name. There is a mystical deja vue energy right from the start. Can you have more then one soulmate during your lifetime? Originally, the answer was no. As the definition of the word soulmate has changed, so has that answer. People’s religious and spiritual beliefs deeply affects how they view the concept of soulmates.
First let me give a very basic explanation of reincarnation so that within that context the various theories as to what a soulmate is and how many you can have in one lifetime will make more sense. The core belief regarding reincarnation is that the creator castes the souls down onto the planet to live out a number of lifetimes until a bunch of predetermined lessons have been learned. Once those souls have finished learning all of their lessons, then they no longer have to come back as humans and can move on to another level where they become guardian angels or spirit guides over those who are still living out their life lessons. There are as many different variations on this concept as there are religions.
There has been a lot of research done to try and better understand the whole concept of past lives. You can find thousands of stories of people who have never met that remember the exact same lifetime together. There are stories of people who under hypnosis are able to recite details about a past life that are later researched and proven to be accurate. The research is still going on and nobody has proven for sure that we do or do not live more than once. However, there are enough fascinating case studies to warrant further study and debate.
It was originally believed that soulmates are created when the creator takes a soul and splits it into two as it is caste into human form. Each half is supposed to learn the life lessons at their own pace. When the two halves sometimes cross paths during various lifetimes, they have a cosmic powerful bond because they really are of the same soul. They complete each other. They are often very much alike, and the intensity of the connection is too much for a mere human with emotions and issues to handle, so they painfully end up parting ways. When they both finish their lessons, they are both reunited in heaven and come together as a beautiful representation of love and unity. This is also known as your twin flame. Only one person is the other half of your soul.
Another belief within the reincarnation teachings is that we spend numerous lifetimes with the same group of souls so that we can learn through karma. In one lifetime someone might be your spouse and in the next they might be your twin brother and in the next they might be your worst enemy and so on. The idea is that through all of these lifetimes together you learn cause and effect, an eye for an eye, that what comes around goes around. You may have abandoned your sick mother in one life and in the next life she’s your husband and then abandons you. Now the karma string is cut and you can move on through your other lessons without owing that debt anymore. These karma-mates feel very familiar and intense when you first meet them. It feels like you have some predestined life goal together. You can have many different karma-mates in one life. You can definitely love a karma-mate in numerous lifetimes and to some extent it can be easier then loving a soulmate.
Loving a soulmate or twin flame is often difficult because we are not usually able to love and accept ourselves, so why would we be able to love the other half of our own soul? It is somewhat easier to love a karma-mate because they are not as intense, they usually have a karmic reason for showing up in our lives, and we have agreed to meet and fall in love with them in order to work together on a project. Karma-mates can be easier to love and easier to hate. Soulmates can be deeply psychically connected with amazing love at first sight stories that end in magical happily ever after scenarios. Unfortunately, we are not usually evolved enough to handle something so intense as another person sharing our deepest soul level. Older souls that have many lifetimes of lessons and enlightenment under their belts have an easier time accepting such a deep connection with another person.
Today, people use the word soulmate to mean anyone that you fall madly in love with and feel the heavens have blessed your relationship. There are people claiming that more and more soulmates are being brought together during this time in history so that they can unite their forces to bring healing and loving energy back to this planet. Since nobody can prove or disprove any of this, who’s to say that all of the great loves in your life weren’t all soulmates? It used to mean a very rare and cosmic match that shares your same soul. All love is sacred and holy no matter what you believe about reincarnation and soulmates. We are better off not trying to force it into any one definition or to create a bunch of dogmatic rules around who does or does not get to call their beloved by the name of soulmate. Beautiful love stories will always exist with or without reincarnation being proven true or false. Love at first sight will always exist. Love will always be a mysterious magical unknown that nobody can fully explain.
First let me give a very basic explanation of reincarnation so that within that context the various theories as to what a soulmate is and how many you can have in one lifetime will make more sense. The core belief regarding reincarnation is that the creator castes the souls down onto the planet to live out a number of lifetimes until a bunch of predetermined lessons have been learned. Once those souls have finished learning all of their lessons, then they no longer have to come back as humans and can move on to another level where they become guardian angels or spirit guides over those who are still living out their life lessons. There are as many different variations on this concept as there are religions.
There has been a lot of research done to try and better understand the whole concept of past lives. You can find thousands of stories of people who have never met that remember the exact same lifetime together. There are stories of people who under hypnosis are able to recite details about a past life that are later researched and proven to be accurate. The research is still going on and nobody has proven for sure that we do or do not live more than once. However, there are enough fascinating case studies to warrant further study and debate.
It was originally believed that soulmates are created when the creator takes a soul and splits it into two as it is caste into human form. Each half is supposed to learn the life lessons at their own pace. When the two halves sometimes cross paths during various lifetimes, they have a cosmic powerful bond because they really are of the same soul. They complete each other. They are often very much alike, and the intensity of the connection is too much for a mere human with emotions and issues to handle, so they painfully end up parting ways. When they both finish their lessons, they are both reunited in heaven and come together as a beautiful representation of love and unity. This is also known as your twin flame. Only one person is the other half of your soul.
Another belief within the reincarnation teachings is that we spend numerous lifetimes with the same group of souls so that we can learn through karma. In one lifetime someone might be your spouse and in the next they might be your twin brother and in the next they might be your worst enemy and so on. The idea is that through all of these lifetimes together you learn cause and effect, an eye for an eye, that what comes around goes around. You may have abandoned your sick mother in one life and in the next life she’s your husband and then abandons you. Now the karma string is cut and you can move on through your other lessons without owing that debt anymore. These karma-mates feel very familiar and intense when you first meet them. It feels like you have some predestined life goal together. You can have many different karma-mates in one life. You can definitely love a karma-mate in numerous lifetimes and to some extent it can be easier then loving a soulmate.
Loving a soulmate or twin flame is often difficult because we are not usually able to love and accept ourselves, so why would we be able to love the other half of our own soul? It is somewhat easier to love a karma-mate because they are not as intense, they usually have a karmic reason for showing up in our lives, and we have agreed to meet and fall in love with them in order to work together on a project. Karma-mates can be easier to love and easier to hate. Soulmates can be deeply psychically connected with amazing love at first sight stories that end in magical happily ever after scenarios. Unfortunately, we are not usually evolved enough to handle something so intense as another person sharing our deepest soul level. Older souls that have many lifetimes of lessons and enlightenment under their belts have an easier time accepting such a deep connection with another person.
Today, people use the word soulmate to mean anyone that you fall madly in love with and feel the heavens have blessed your relationship. There are people claiming that more and more soulmates are being brought together during this time in history so that they can unite their forces to bring healing and loving energy back to this planet. Since nobody can prove or disprove any of this, who’s to say that all of the great loves in your life weren’t all soulmates? It used to mean a very rare and cosmic match that shares your same soul. All love is sacred and holy no matter what you believe about reincarnation and soulmates. We are better off not trying to force it into any one definition or to create a bunch of dogmatic rules around who does or does not get to call their beloved by the name of soulmate. Beautiful love stories will always exist with or without reincarnation being proven true or false. Love at first sight will always exist. Love will always be a mysterious magical unknown that nobody can fully explain.
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