The night of old and new friendships forged.
Old of more than 50 years!
New of a first meet by one!
Savorinf the new found talent of a Muichellin chef in KL! Oh wow!
And enjoying the desserts of the King of the Fruit!
One word to describe? 榴θ²ηζ！π
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A lovely and unforgettable evening at the top of Beverly?
Beverly Hills of Spore!
Visited an interesting exotic pet shop at Tun Aminah this morning. Went to buy the UV light for replacement for the pond. And I was so captivated by those “pets”
Imagine a squirrel costing more than rm1000-2000+? I had to reframe looking at those scuffling ones at the LH hedges now with a diff $ perspective! ( “Free” range squirrels! Not caged too)
Not only that ….. snakes! Tortoises!Oh my! Ranging from hundreds to thousands too in RM. Such a shocking revelation of their value !
And then I saw the staff shredding the carrots and washing them and steaming them to feed those furry animals! ( I asked why go thru such a process? Thinking that we used to feed them raw!)
So it was a big eye opener this morning. Enjoy the “pets”!
Coincidentally, the pet shop’s name is Jurassic. I thot I was the dinosaur today and feeling quite a different “species”. π
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Reflections:
After seeing those exotic snakes , was reading Matt 10:16 today.
Why did Jesus commanded us to be sent out like sheep among wolves? And be as “shrewd as SNAKES and as innocent as doves?”
Being born as a Chinese, we learnt our birth years with the animals zodiac which was to me a great “invention” of all times!
And so , yes, my birthyear zodiac happened to be a SNAKE!
Many frown at this creature. Nothing seemed good and positive. First , it was this fellow that tempted Eve to eat the forbidden fruit. Secondly, the mention of this made most think of negative - crafty. Sneaky. Baddie. Even some made racial jokes at this.
So I am glad that Jesus gave a positive peak at snakes!
He wants us to be “Shrewd” as snakes! yeah!!!!yeah!!
Thank God!!
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Video here :)
A Public Holiday on a Monday!
But a Mundaaay it was not!
Why?
The appearance of A Godsend rainbow at 5pm!
What an evening to set off to I-Light Spore 2024!
The awesome natural rainbow beats those artificial lights pants down!
Plus the fake “northern lights “ too!
Fancy bumping into Joyce at the Lau Pa Sat!
Thanks to her actually for letting me know of this annual I Light Spore event! It has been few years since I started riding thru these yearly installations! Yeah!
This evening? The bonus of a singing busker !
What a joy! Yeah!
Getting old. We decided to park at Spore Bible House Carpark with our foldies. Then rode on…more pleasant to be home by 10:15! Instead of Panting back after 11pm! π
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Btw, do u know the meaning of Hari Raya Haji?
Besides the end of the Hajj in Mecca for those present here, the other significance is the commemoration of Abraham’s (Ibrahim) willingness of his sacrifice of his own son Isaac in obedience to the command of God.
This record shows the big link between Muslims and Christians belief. One follows the Quran. The other - the Bible.
The story of Abraham presenting his own son on the fire as an offering is recorded in Genesis 22.
Poor Isaac asked his father after noticing the wood and fire at Mount Moriah. But he saw no animal! ( he din know he was that sacrifice! lol)π But God saw Abraham’s obedience. He later provided the lamb of sacrifice:) A real maa maa caught in a thicket by the horns. So it was offered up as a burnt offering instead of his son Isaac!
So now u know why there was also the slaughter of the maa maa by the Muslims for this public holiday Hari Raya Haji now? (Known as Korban) Heh heh heh.
But the main divide between this 2 faiths is simply understanding that the same person Jesus of the Quran and the Bible - is actually the lamb Himself sacrificed on the cross for mankind. He is more than just a prophet. He died for the sins of man. Substitution of sins which no matter how many holy pilgrimages one need to take to a holy place, is just fulfilled by Him alone at the cross. The beauty of it ? He died. But He rose again. He lives. To those who acknowledge Him, He is THE LIGHT of the world. π He declared “I AM the LIGHT of the world”. Indeed He is. Just as I-Light Singapore is quite a mesmerizing event to behold at Marina Promenade yearly, nothing beats the covenant love He bestows us with the painting of the natural 7 wonder colours of that rainbow in the sky ! The light bends to show off the 7 awesome colours in this order ! ROYGBIV( colour of the rainbow in its sequence!) JOY !π€©
Cheap thrill for a moment of awe. Right place. Right timing. Not all the time one can witness! Thank our guardian angel for this arc painting!
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The video of 17/6/24! Yeah!!!
The Lord of the Ring- the Alpha and the Omega!
Just finished reading Daniel !
Book of Daniel- “God is Judge” written around 536-600Bc during the time of 3 pagan King Nebuchadnezzar & his son Belshazzar’s and Darius’s reign
As I just got myself a new ring few days back, I was thinking about “allegiance” as the wearer of the ring
Allegiance - Loyalty to who?
I couldn’t help by amazed by Daniel and his 3 friend’s allegiance to the God whom they serve
The Lord of the ring is an unchanging God
But we as wearers of a ring- can we be as strong in our allegiance like Daniel and his 3 friends ?
11 Here is a trustworthy saying:
If we died with him,
we will also live with him;
12 if we endure,
we will also reign with him.
If we disown him,
he will also disown us;
13 if we are faithless,
he remains faithful,
for he cannot disown himself.
Remember the Lord of the Ring. Remember as we
Wear this ring.
Remember.
Morning ! Lost my ring in recent Awana KL trip! Got a new ring at Bukit Indah yesterday for $29! Old has gone. New has come! π
Getting old? Getting thinner? Why losing rings? π
Thank God they are the “cheap” rings and not the thousandth dollar ring! π
So now I feel less “naked” got my ring finger a ring! ring-a-ling-a-ling! π
The shop lady Evian was pretty good at her job. Had good product knowledge. Been working for the co for 7 years. I tried on one necklace and she recommended another one with a diff cutting. And told me it would
Definitely blink blink even more! I din believe her. So I tried! Both look similar to me. But once worn , the effect was so different! π seeing is believing! Hmm…All because of the way the cut was done. More reflection I think.
So intrigue! Guess what? I decided to buy it for my 33rd wedding anniversary coming up next week! lol. $60 plus necklace! Can wear without a pendant cos it was very blink blink!
Come to think of it…
Should get reimbursement from the “lord of the ring”? JC!!!!!
And as I was reflecting on my ring this morning , someone was watching and lording over a little birdling! π. So near and yet so far? Bino!!!
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