Prayers NEEDED

Some of you may know that I am a Baha’i. Baha'i is a world religion whose purpose is to unite all the races and the peoples of the world. There are about 5-6 million Baha’is all over the world and some of them right now do not have the freedom to practise as Baha’is. In Iran, Bahai’s are banned and have been persecuted for many years and many of them die just because they are Baha’is. Currently, there are a few Iranian Baha’is who are held in prison, just because they are believers of the Baha’i Faith. The Iranian government are holding them in custody accusing them of being spies for the Israel government, even though these Baha’is are just regular citizens to a country like you and me.

There are many articles in the media these couple of days about this persecution because there are 7 Baha’is in Iran that will be at trial next week. Major news network like BBC and CNN has spoken about it, bringing on awareness to the world about the condition.

Riann Wilson (who most of you may know him as Dwight from the sitcom “The office) has written a little something too on CNN ---> click here

So, next week their fate will be decided. I humbly ask a favour from you guys to pray for tolerance from the Iranian government and that their life will be spared. Let is all pray that this injustice will be over and understanding and tolerance will prevail.

O Thou kind Lord!  Thou hast created all humanity from the same stock.  Thou hast decreed that all shall belong to the same household.  In Thy Holy Presence they are all Thy servants, and all mankind are sheltered beneath Thy Tabernacle; all have gathered together at Thy Table of Bounty; all are illumined through the light of Thy Providence.

O God!  Thou art kind to all, Thou hast provided for all, dost shelter all, conferrest life upon all.  Thou hast endowed each and all with talents and faculties, and all are submerged in the Ocean of Thy Mercy.

O Thou kind Lord!  Unite all.  Let the religions agree and make the nations one, so that they may see each other as one family and the whole earth as one home.  May they all live together in perfect harmony.

O God!  Raise aloft the banner of the oneness of mankind.

O God!  Establish the Most Great Peace.

Cement Thou, O God, the hearts together.

O Thou kind Father, God!  Gladden our hearts through the fragrance of Thy love.  Brighten our eyes through the Light of Thy Guidance.  Delight our ears with the melody of Thy Word, and shelter us all in the Stronghold of Thy Providence.

Thou art the Mighty and Powerful, Thou art the Forgiving and Thou art the One Who overlooketh the shortcomings of all mankind.

‘Abdu’l-Bahá

 

Neglect

I’ve neglected this blog for almost a month now. Wanted to blog a couple of times but just felt lazy.

Chinese New Year was fun this year compared to the last, which is good since it ushers in the year of the OX which is my year. I’m so glad that this year my year ( and all the OX people around), so I pray that everything will go well this year. and so far its been good.

Good, why? because finally I’ve got a job. It’s not my dream job or something that I was aiming for (I’m not going to mention it here what I am working as or who for, for now), but it is definitely a blessing and it was something that came at the right time. A time when cash is running low and a time when I was in a midst of thinking about whether or not I should stay back in the UK or head home for Malaysia. It was definitely a sign for me to stay on for now. I know this job will not take me far and I don’t see myself doing this forever, but for now I’m grateful that I got it and should not complain. I guess my new year’s resolution is done and I guess i can list new ones! hahahaha

I do really hope that this year will be good to you guys as well! Then everyone will agree that Ox rule…but then again the OX year reminded me that I’ll be 24 years old this year!!!! OMG OMG OMG. I seriously cannot believe that I’ll be 24 and I am sure that many people would agree with me! At this age, my mom and my sister got married. Would I be able to make such big commitments in life? SCARY don’t you think so?

Anyway…I’ll leave you guys with photos of happenings around this time pictures that I have been wanting to put on but have been procrastinating.

    

The above pictures were taken a few days before CNY as Stella wanted to send some photos home for CNY.

Bottom we have a little dinner we had for Wenying before she left back to Malaysia. There were photos of the day she left at the airport, but i dont wanna put them up cuz its just pictures of us CRYING our eyes out….so not attractive at all!

      Now, pictures of CNY reunion dinner ( maybe not really reunion since we see each other practically everyday)

          

I guess that’s it for photos now……so many photos……if i were to develop them all ……i’ll have one album full for every gathering we have! maybe even 2 or 3!

Jia Wen Darling

One of the person that I miss most in Malaysia is my niece Jia Wen and today is her 5th birthday!

I miss playing with her so much and just spending time with her!

Jia Wen,

Ee misses you very much and I hope that you’ll have fun this Chinese new year. Dancing Ah ma and Guitar Gong Gong is there too, so enjoy okay?  You have grown so much since I came here and prettier every minute!LOVE YOU VERY MUCH!!!

This is me playing blocks with her! Missing those times!!!

New Year Resolutions..

I know this is the second week of the New years and i know its a little late for resolutions. Maybe i should say that i have given mine a lot of thought!

Last years was to graduate and find a job after graduation.

Half of that was accomplished and the other one needs to be brought forward to this year.

My feelings towards graduating was awkward one. I definitely was happy that i was able to graduate, but other feelings also couldn’t be ignored. Feelings of being scared and uncertain was there, because I was scared that i was already at the end of my studies and should be now prepared to face the world of career (i know there is always a path of studies again, but not right now) and the uncertainty of how i was going to face it! Being a student all my life, and without much working (maybe none) in my life, I couldn’t imagine the working-life me. Kept thinking to myself  what if I’m still to immature to go out and work? what if I suck at working and within the week i get fired just for being plain stupid? It really scared the shit out of me!

6 months have past since i graduated and slowly building the confidence to not worry too much of what I am going to fail at and try my best to just go for it and don’t be scared! i know that i will have the support and care from my family and friends to not let them down.

So, i guess the primary resolution for this year’s resolution:

1. GET A JOB!!!!!

There are definitely other resolutions like the usual loose weight, be a better person…but that is too common and something that is secondary to what is on the top of the list.

So, family and friends, do pray that I’ll get a job soon and that the UK’s declining economy will not deter me from having a positive attitude towards getting a job!

MUCH LOVE!! XOXO

What’s in store for 2009?

It’s been a couple of days since I am came back from London and have been trying to settle down with all the hoo-ha of the christmas and new year celebration. I guess I will just start of with some photos what happened the week before we ushered in the new year. There was the Christmas’ eve party, then came Stella’s birthday and then New year’s eve party. Everything happened so fast that only photos allowed us to sit and cherish every moment that happened!

      

                

That’s like 10% of the photos of the X’mas eve dinner and it definitely was a fun party! We were lucky enough to have 2 santas present at our party and they were definitely 2 jolly santas that manage to entertain all of us! and as always, our parties then to have post-party thing with all the leftovers on Xmas day where we had food and a round of the game Mafia, which have been the “in” thing whenever we get together!

Next came Stella’s birthday. It was a rush party since we were already planning for the Christmas party but everything went on well!

         

         

Since Stella missed home and Malaysia so much, we themed the party around being Malaysian, a few of us dressed in baju kurung and we even had our very own Mat Rempit, all decked-out with a helmet too! Hokkien char was the main dish and that definitely made it all the more Malaysian. It was so much fun and we didn’t even miss out a few rounds of Mafia. We also played a different version of chinese whispers and it was hilarious ( look at what wenying and stella trying to do there at the last couple photos). It was also an emotional party when Stella cried after we made a scrap book of photos from her family wishing her Happy Birthday. With all that emotion, the party was definitely worth it!

The next day was already New year’s eve and we headed over to Shean’s place for a small party. The usual crowd with amazing music made it so much fun and funny. After looking back at the photos, it was truly a memorable one and a great way to usher in the year of the Ox (which is my year)

                                        

We even had the special appearance of Miss Christine and it was sooo funny. playing with the wigs were hilarious. and i must say i think i kinda look good in the afro! Songs from the 90s and before were played to bring back memories and to sing-a-long and dance to! It was so much fun that the party ended only at 5am with a couple of very drunk people. They were funny and funnier when we told them what happened the next day with no such memory of things happening!

Amazing week it was and on the 2nd, I was on my way to London, which will be in another post i suppose being that this post is already super-duper LONG!!! Hope you guys enjoyed the photos as much as I do……funny funny!!

Hugs and Happy New Year! May this year be everything you hope it to be! God Bless and much love!!