On the Fourth day of January....

Hey Folks,

Happy New Year! Welcome 2010. 2009 is history and 2010 is going to be our new mystery!

Today is the first day of school in Malaysia. My kiddo, well he has another 4 years to go before enrolling into primary school. That'll be the day!

My New Year, spend time at the beach. Enjoying the beach sights and sounds during New Year eve. Doing something different for a change.

2009:

As usual, a lot of happenings and stuff. Lost important key personalities such as Michael Jackson, Patrick Swayze, etc. In Malaysia, we did missed many...to name a few, Yasmin Ahmad, Tun Abdul Hamid Omar, etc. We won football in the Sea Games GOLD that is....since 1989 finally! Change of PM from Abdullah Badawi to Najib Tun Razak. We got our first submarine! It was also a year of many by-elections. Yada, yada, yada, yup just like any other year 2009 is full of surprises, events, etc.

Washington Redskins:

Looking forward to the new season and perhaps it could be a new headcoach taking over. They lost their last game of the season to Chargers.

VT HOKIES football:

They won their bowl game. Beat Tennessee. Will wait to see where they are in the USA Today Top 25 and AP Top 25. Hopefully they will be in the top 10.

High Court Ruling on the use of Allah in the Herald:

It was certainly talk of the nation. Shocking for most Muslims in the country. Well, the government better resolve the problem before any possible tension may arise. One thing, the High Court mades its ruling so have to honour that, but the judiciary process allows room for appeal. So that is not the end of the saga since the Ministry of Home Affairs and PM's Department is going to appeal and PM Najib will be meeting with Yang Dipertuan Agong over this issue.
Personally, I have studied Christianity and come into dialogue with Christians when I was in the US especially discussing and engaging the difference between Islam and Christianity. What really puzzle me is that the Christians (in the US) never mentioned of 'Allah' in the Bible, Gospel, Psalm, New Testament, Book of Jericho, etc. The Christians will always refer to God or Lord, beside the Son of God and Holy Spirit based from my observation and understanding. In Malaysia, where the majority of Malaysians are Muslims and the official religion is Islam, it is best that this matter shouldn't be highlighted or brought into court in the first place. Like they say, leave it alone or leave it as it is. Now it is already in the headlines, and not just in Malaysia alone, but the whole world is watching to see what'll happen next.

Cheerios!