‘The Rainbow’ by William Wordsworth (1770-1850)My heart leaps up when I behold A rainbow in the sky: So was it when my life began, So is it now I am a man, So be it when I shall grow old Or let me die! The Child is father of the Man: And I…

‘Cuttings' by Theodore Roethke (1908-63)Sticks-in-a-drowse droop over sugary loam, Their intricate stem-fur dries; But still the delicate slips keep coaxing up water; The small cells bulge;One nub of growth Nudges a sand-crumb loose, Pokes…

‘Ausgesetzt auf den Bergen des Herzens’ von R.M.Rilke(1914)Ausgesetzt auf den Bergen des Herzens. Siehe, wie klein dort, siehe: die letzte Ortschaft der Worte, und höher, aber wie klein auch, noch ein letztes Gehöft von Gefül. Erkennst du'…

‘COMMON LAW IS SERVING US WELL’The Malaysian Consultative Council of Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Sikhism and Taoism is distressed at the statements made by the Chief Justice and the Attorney General of Malaysia which seem to advocate…

Yesterday I received the latest Catholic Herald from Malaysia. The article quoted below is the second part of the session of conversion issues in Muslim dominant societies that was discussed on the 'Lily's Room' dated 24 September 2007. (L…

The Star Online ‘One race, two sets of views’ by Joceline Tan dated 23 September 2007 What do the “three pillars of the Chinese community” or the so-called “banana Chinese” have to do with where the Chinese vote will go in the next general…

Conversion issues are the most urgent and significant matters in today’s Malaysia as well as other Muslim-dominant societies. Take the Lina Joy’s case, for example. See the latest news report from the "Herald" in Malaysia.(Lily)Catholic He…

CFM is an acronym of the Christian Federation of Malaysia, which is the highest organisation of Christianity in Malaysia and consists of 90% of Malaysian Churches. The below is the message for the 50th Anniversary of Merdeka (Independence)…

Catholic Herald (16 September 2007, Vol.14, No.36)(p.1)‘Inappropriate to abolish common law’ Kuala Lumpur: The Christian Federation of Malaysia (CFM) is against the abolishment of the use of the English common law and replacing it with sya…

The below is the yesterday's news appeared in the Malaysiakini.com.(Lily) ‘Jakim on how to be a good Muslim in space’ dated 20 September 2007 Malaysia's first astronaut will blast off into space next month armed with guidelines from Muslim…

Bernama.com 1.‘120 Religious Schools Convert To SABK’ 18 September2007 KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 (Bernama) -- A total of 120 religious schools throughout the country, including 68 privately-run religious schools (SAR) in Kelantan, are in the p…

Posted in Critical Thinking, Public Theology, Social and Political Philosophy at 11:51 am by Dr. Ng Kam Weng, Director of Kairos Research Centre dated 11 September 2007.CURRENT CONCERNS FOR CHRISTIAN INTELLECTUAL WITNESS Modernity and Resu…

"Goldfisch" (1956) von Ch. Meckel (1935- ) Seit ich den Mond und das Wasser liebe, Lebt ein Goldfisch in meinem Haar, Das verblüfft mich und ich bemerke, Daß das bei keinem anderen Menschen Der Fall ist.Seither bin ich durch viele Flüsse g…

I leave for Tokyo from tomorrow for my presentation at the Society of Historical Studies of Christianity, Japan. "Lily's Room" will be closed for a while. Thank you.

‘Is This Real’ from an Indian songLet us see, is this real, Let us see, is this real, This life I am living? You, Gods, who dwell everywhere, Let us see, is this real, This life I am living?(End)

‘Infant Sorrow’ by William Blake (1757-1827）My mother groan'd! my father wept, Into the dangerous world I leapt: Helpless, naked, piping loud: Like a fiend hid in a cloud.Struggling in my father's hands, Striving against my swadling bands…

The article below is the reproduction from the homepage of CCM (Council of Churches of Malaysia)(http://www.ccmalaysia.org/reports/20070729). (Lily) ‘Social Justice in Malaysia: Doing Justice to Our Faith Churchianity: The 'Church' as we s…

‘Anne Rutledge’ by Edgar Lee Masters (1868-1950)Out of me unworthy and unknown The vibrations of deathless music: "With malice toward none, with charity for all." Out of me the forgiveness of millions toward millions, And the beneficent fa…

‘Mignon’ von J.W.v.Goethe (1749-1832)Kennst du das Land, wo die Zitronen blühn, Im dunkeln Laub die Goldorangen glühn, Ein sanfter Wind vom blauen Himmel weht, Die Myrte still und hoch der Lorbeer steht, Kennst du es wohl? Dahin! Dahin Möc…

"The Economist"‘Tall buildings, narrow minds’ Dated 31 August 2007 Posted by: Raja Petra THE government of Malaysia has laid on all sorts of grand pageantry this weekend, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Malay peninsula's independe…

Malaysiakini.com sometimes displays very significant memorial articles with regards to the Japanese Occupation of Malaya between the year 1941-1945. I would like to show you two of them. The one is the recent article and another one was ap…

J.M. Gullick is a British scholar of the Malayan/Malaysian history who was once a civil servant of British Malaya. I have read and bought some of his books and articles so far. As for the National Celebration of 50th Independence of Malays…

‘The glories of our blood and state’ by James Shirley(1596-1666)The glories of our blood and state Are shadows, not substantial things; There is no armour against fate; Death lays his icy hand on kings: Sceptre and Crown Must tumble down, …

"Malaysiakini.com" ‘PM: Yes, we ARE an Islamic state’ dated 27 August 2007 by Yoges PalaniappanPrime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi has today for the first time said that Malaysia was an Islamic state and not a secular state. Abdullah, in …

“Herald: The Catholic Weekly” 26 August 2007 (Vol.14, No.33) ‘Message of the Catholic Bishops’ on the Golden Jubilee of Merdeka’(p.1)The Catholic Bishops of Malaysia rejoice with all Malaysians as we celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Merdeka…