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LETTERS FROM THE LIVING

Sunday, August 06, 2006

Interestingly, the 7th month hungry ghosts festival will be "celebrated" twice in two subsequent months this lunar year, as it is to "balance" the chinese lunar calendar. Amazingly, in my neighbourhood (geylang area) and at my workplace, people are extremely superstitious of what they say and do. Words associated with death are taboo and neither can one complain about the constantly distracting getais, or the customary dinner with ear-straining blares from the ever present auctions, and even the PSI level of the Singapore air. Many may argue that the population of people really conducting the rituals and ceremonies are on the decline, but one can never refute the strong belief in the spirits of the dead amongst the living - including Christians. Disappointingly, preachers also hardly touch on this issue - once in a blue moon perhaps. On hindsight, I came up with this useful conversation tool out of curiosity. If you are a fellow Christian, I hope you will find it useful for SALTING. For my fellow friends who are of a different faith or belief system, I will really appreciate and sincerely hope that you will be open minded enough to read on and ponder upon my quip.(Not a fib ok?) Here it goes:

Do you think there are ghosts or spirits? Are you afraid of the dark? Or do you get the nerves when going home or to the toilet late at night? Or are you on the alert not to offend them? Do you believe in their existence? Even if only 1 answer is yes, and you can truly believe in something based on knowledge and people's accounts per say (pardon me if you had an unfortunate encounter), why don't you believe in a God that truly exists or that Jesus is not fictitious? There is written evidence(the Bible), irrefutable existence(even our historic calendar uses B.C.and A.D. [Before Christ and After Death]), and the constant influx of testimonies of His miracles! Dear friend, if you have the faith to belief in a set of cables and a metal box that can transport you up and down several hundred feet off the air daily (it's the elevator, duh..), why not take a step of faith to belief in Jesus? Take this win-win gamble and you will be guaranteed your returns!!

There is no pun intended, but VJ Titanium will like to share one of the songs that got me into rock music. This song caught my attention in a split second, and they were a household name during the 90s. The frontman, Kurt Cobain, may have passed away, but the grunge kings' legacy remains till today. Savour their crowning moment!

Nirvana - Smells Like Teen Spirit

Holidays have ended for many, jia you for all! :)
Under the reign of irritating sore throat :s
Must start to be diligent at work! :o
Countdown to EPL starts now... erm :p
Application woes :(

From Kurt's suicide note, quoting Neil Young: It's better to burn out than fade away

Laid to Rest at 8:08 PM;