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~My First Baby is finally Born~(Architecture)

2011-08-31T19:02:00.001+08:00

Having designed so many houses within my 1 year and 5 months of professional practices in Lateral Building Designs/Spatial Oddity, finally one of my fully architectural design job is finally built-Legana Extension. Although some of the materials and colours are not done according to my nominations, still, it is a decent building!

'Legana Extension is actually a daring and exquisitely designed contemporary extension for a traditional brick veneer house to occupy a larger family members of the client-Mr.R. & Mrs.B.Sutherland. They requested for a conspicuous, generous and well-lit entrance, thus, a high-raked-ceiling and glazed timber box entrance is designed in a fashionable manner as if it is part/'parasite' of the existing building, while not losing its unique and cutting edge aesthetic values. The mix-use of the traditional brick material and the contemporary rendered material in a unique way allows the extension to fit perfectly within the site context.'

At the 29th of August, I just have a drive thru to Legana to check if the building is built. I was standing outside the gate, looking into their property, and surprise that it is actually built! Coincidentally, Mrs.Sutherland just have a jog back and she invited me into his house to have a visit. I am so surprised that it is built within 3 months, while the outcome is not bad at all. After an hour chat with Mr. and Mrs. Sutherland, I drove back home in relief and was glad that my first baby is finally born. Still waiting for my other babies, Basin View House, Lebrina Residence and the Trevallyn Stilt House!

The pictures of this house will be uploaded whenever Richard Chung is ready for some brilliant shots.

My photo is used in this website, lol~

2011-08-18T17:43:00.002+08:00

while searching my own name from google due to the boring night, I am surprised with the appearance of one of my photos from nothinglikeaustralia.com in this website~

http://info.noleavenolife.com/idea/see-tasmania-through-the-eyes-of-your-fellow-aussie-travellers

~Dawn to Dusk @ Cradle Mountain~

2011-08-16T16:44:00.009+08:00

~Dawn to Dusk @ Cradle Mountain~

we met this family who can actually speak a perfect mandarin, the 2 chinese girls were adopted by them during their charity work in China. Such a kind hearted doctors they are.

twilight @ dove lake

Burning Light on Mount Roland

2011-08-14T14:22:00.005+08:00

~~Burning Light on Mount Roland~~

I dreamt something emotional yesterday...

2011-07-11T22:49:00.002+08:00

Yesterday night, I dreamnt my past and somehow, I cried out emotionally in the dream..wonder what is it mean..maybe I take something too hard...

I hold no Grudge on Facebook, my fellow friends

2011-07-11T00:46:00.002+08:00

I had been filtering my facebook privacy to show no post from myself to my fellow chong hwa friends. For anyone who realize this, and might think I am hating or disliking anyone, please let me reiterate that I hold no grudge towards my fellow friends at all.

The only reason i did this is to not showing my so-called 'sensitive-post' to my fellow friends who might be sensitive and get offended back in Malaysia.

I might look like a political activist, but this is just because I love Malaysia too much, and I want to do something to my own country from afar.

If you guys know me well, you will know that I am a guy who is very appreciative towards the Chong Hwa friendship, and I am always taking the friendship too hard. That's why not to get you guys offended, I am taking off the wall post from you guys.

I am a person who never hold grudge, as I still love you guys, no matter how you guys see me. I only wish some of my friends that I care the most understand this.

cheers, and peace~!

~From Hell to Heaven~a strange 2011~

2011-06-29T23:29:00.002+08:00

Not to mention in detail about the worst part of my 2011, but I am sure it is one of the worst time of my life during the beginning of year 2011. However, everything change dramatically since the postponed of my Ielts test, which lead me to no more stress during the test as I got my TR a week after the information of Ielts postpone.

1st good thing that happened to me is I got my TR granted, which means I can lodge my PR before the new point system applied.

2nd good thing is I take my Ielts result without any stress, and eventually, i score 1.5 points higher overall than last time, which was 6.5. Now I got 8.0 overall with Listening 7.0, Reading8.5, Writing8.0, and Speaking 7.0. This result will surely aid my PR application.

3rd good thing is I GOT MY PR!!! Just withing 1 month and 14 days, I got my PR granted! Such a surprise!

4th good thing is I gain more confidence in my profession as I work really well with my bosses and have create a good bond relationship in between me and my bosses Richard and Michelle Hall this year. I had designed a lot of architectural house this year either in collaborative teamwork or individually and am glad to work with this amazing company. I had also improve my way of communication with fellow australian mates~

All these good things have make me put all the bad things from this year behind. Now my next good thing is what? I wish it will be my Job Hunting and Accommodation Hunting. God bless me! I know I had been blessed this year somehow.

My Reproduction of the Train Scene from the Spirited Away . 千与千寻之 6番目の駅

2011-06-04T20:22:00.008+08:00

~I am always fond of the picturesque and poetic train scene from one of the greatest movie/animation of all time --- Spirited Away (千与千寻/神隐少女). The train scene which is called the 'Sixth Station。6番目の駅‘ is always my dream scene and I wish to see such scene from my bare eyes. However I know such scene is in fact impossible, thus I try to recreate the scene through montage and photoshop from various pictures. This is dedicated to my favourite studio Gibli animation- ~SPIRITED AWAY~

the music of the train scene-sixth station

Random pics in Tasmania

2011-05-28T21:30:00.007+08:00

Cataract Gorge

The Lenticular Clouds

Hobart

Utterly surprise and disappointed..

2011-04-27T23:49:00.004+08:00

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New Year 2011

2011-03-05T20:02:00.002+08:00

This year will be one of my most challenging, most stressful, or most interesting year~ why do I say that? It is because, i need to take a driving test, sort out my visa, hopefully can apply for permanent visa, undergo a tough starting in the company, as most of the job is on hold by clients, hence lack of busy job, ....gonna start for job hunting for the coming june, preparing to move to sydney for a new life with my gf, gonna find accommodation at sydney...............................in overall, this year is a brand new year, it can be a successful one, or it can be a frustrating one. However, this year is the year that will affect my future for sure~wish me good luck, god bless me~~

Sydney Christmas and New Year Celebration

2011-01-08T10:44:00.004+08:00

~~Sydney Christmas and New Year Celebration~~

22th Dec 2010-1st Jan 2011

Blue MountainThe Three Sisters and Katoomba Falls

2011-01-07T23:48:00.010+08:00

~~Blue Mountain~~

The Three Sisters and Katoomba Falls

29th Dec 2010

Quiet a relaxing 2 hours train from Central to Katoomba, have a 20minutes stroll from station to Echo Point, 1.5 hours to Scenic World, 0.5 hour down to Katoomba Falls and the bottom of the park...a bit tired for the long walk but had just experienced the pure stunning views from various lookout!

The Three Sisters

Orphan Rock

views from Scenic World

three sisters from echo point

the giant stairway

Katoomba Falls

witches leap

The Colors Above the Horizon

2011-01-07T23:38:00.006+08:00

from Launceston to Sydney

Maria Island

2011-01-05T08:15:00.015+08:00

~~Maria Island~~

5th Dec 2010

.. A Camping Trip Again ..

Painted Cliffs

going home..

Mix & Dix ShackWeekend @ Swansea

2010-11-03T19:21:00.009+08:00

~~Mix & Dix Shack~~Weekend @ Swansea
Dolphin Sand Road, 9mile Beach

Have a weekend @ Richard and Michelle Hall's shack down at a peaceful town in Swansea, the low population make the place as if we own the whole area, especially the road and beach.

~toilet and bathroom~

~the caravan I and Richard Chung stays~

JONTY~~~~

A Moment of Spirited Away@Strathgordon

2010-10-27T19:50:00.017+08:00

~~Spirited Away@Strathgordon~~
Lake Gordon, Lake Pedder, Gordon Dam
Southwest National Park
4/10/2010

~The amazing reflection on Lake Gordon~

Finally, I am willing to post my photos again~~This time is a camping event with Richard Chung and a group of Hobarts friends, Ex, Janis, Jacob, Jeffrey and Liew. This is my 1st time camping at Lake Pedder, Strathgordon, and it had been a fabulous memory.

~our camping site during the misty morning~

~Total reflection at our camping site, Lake Pedder~

Having a night stay at the Southern-west most of Tasmania, with just a few cars in the morning and no other people but us at night, having a steamboat beside a lake, drinking alcohol and enjoying billion of stars on the sky and on the totally-calm lake, riding a boat around the lake during a misty morning, enjoying the total reflection of the lake......the experience is just magnificient!!

photo by Richard Chung

somewhere in Lake Gordon

resting point

Gordon Dam

Amazed by our Camping Site . Lake Pedder

Misty Morning . The Spirited Away

~our fabulous camping leader, Ex

After the Misty Morning...

Amazing total reflection

~Jacob, Jeffrey, and Liew~

Ex and Janis dog

Lake Gordon

~Launceston Night Outing~A first session for night photography

2010-09-25T13:33:00.003+08:00

天心月圓

2010-09-02T23:37:00.002+08:00

中学时候，观赏了一个难忘的本土歌剧。。。也了解了《送别》这首歌乃李叔同，弘一法师之作~

Cradle MountainA Place Like Heaven....

2010-08-21T12:18:00.005+08:00

~~Cradle Mountain~~

Heading to Cradle Mountain

Dove Lake

I, Rebecca and Hong

Dove Lake

Wombat Lake from far

Lake Lilla

Wombat Lake and Dove Lake from far

Wall of Jerusalem from far

Crater Lake

Crater Lake and Marions Lookout from far

Dove Lake

Ronny Creek

Cradle Lodge Spa

For me, this is what we call..THE REAL MUSIC~

2010-07-17T23:17:00.002+08:00

After listening to so many types of songs and music, I finally have a conclusion of why I like musics from David Helpling, Radiohead, Sigur Ros, Joe Hisaishi a lot~ I know there are a lot of 'Nice' musics out there, and I agree with that.

However, these people had created another kind of 'Nice' music, which i will say 'unbelievable', 'inspirational', 'great','emotional'. For me, this kind of musics are NEW AGE MUSICS~their musics and songs are non-humane, these composers are probably from the god world, or the universe, as they had create music which not many people, or probaly only a few people can create. Therefore, not many people can appreciate this kind of music unless they understand and realize the hidden story or message within the music~ On the other hand, their musics have depth~

David Helpling

Radiohead

Sigur Ros

Joe Hisaishi

A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE MAJOR WORLD RELIGIONS FROM A CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE

2010-07-07T22:03:00.003+08:00

The following article is taken from this website http://www.comparativereligion.com/. This is a very good article wrote by Ernest Valea:

A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE MAJOR WORLD RELIGIONS FROM A CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE

The goal of this site is to investigate whether or not there is sufficient evidence to prove that world religions are complementary, according to the model inspired by an old Indian tale - that of the blind men who tried to describe an elephant. It is said that once upon a time a king gathered a few men who were born blind. They were asked to describe an elephant, but each one was presented with only a certain part of it. To one was presented the head of the elephant, to another the trunk, to another its ears, to another the leg, the body, the tail, tuft of the tail, etc. The one who was presented with the head said: "The elephant is like a pot!" The one who was presented the trunk answered, "The elephant is like a hose." The one who touched only the ears thought that the elephant was a fan, the others said that it was a pillar, a wall, a rope, a brush, etc. Then they quarreled among themselves, each thinking that he was the only one right and the others were wrong. The obvious truth is that the elephant is a unity of many parts, a unity that they could not grasp in their ignorance.

According to the pattern suggested by this tale, it is often said that world religions form a unity, and only this unity provides the right perspective on ultimate truth. A similar syncretistic trend is encouraged by the suggestion to consider the various world religions as alternative paths to the same transcendental finality or, using a known illustration, many paths to the same mountain peak. Although this vision is arousing a lot of enthusiasm in many people today, it is important to know that it is not the only one, as Christianity and Islam each claim to be the only right path to God. Therefore the other option is that world religions are not pieces of the same puzzle (parts of the same spiritual "elephant") or alternative paths to the same goal.

Theoretically, both possibilities exist. Therefore, a proper evaluation of such opposite views must be done before we decide on a course of action. If the first is true (all religions lead us to the same finality), and we choose the second (only one of them is right), we have not lost anything. Despite our ignorance, we will arrive at the same happy end as the other travelers who have chosen other spiritual paths. A less happy situation would be given by the second possibility, that a single spiritual path is valid and we have chosen the wrong one. In this case religious syncretism misleads travelers to spiritual disaster, so they at least should be warned. A third possibility, that all spiritual paths are wrong, is denied by the nature of our spiritual quest itself, which demands a real fulfillment. Otherwise, our hunger for ultimate truth could not be justified and all religions would be nothing but human fantasy.

The following articles are not meant merely to generate a conflict of rational proofs for justifying one or another alternative. No matter how complex and logical the rational proofs on behalf of one or the other cause might be, it is possible to find counterpoints of the same nature, so that at a rational level, the dispute could fill many books with no benefit to anyone. Nobody can be persuaded or converted to one or another religious perspective only through rational proofs. This may be possible in science, but not in religion. However, rational proofs have to be considered because we are rational beings. Reason should not be rejected and experience proclaimed the only way of knowing truth. No divorce between reason and experience should be accepted, because they are complementary and work together, so that neither can exclude the other. As a result, we do not have to reject a priori the proofs of reason in our spiritual quest in order to abandon ourselves to the arms of mystical experiences, whatever their nature might be.

Rather than generating sterile debates, the information presented here should help you clarify your own stand toward comparative religion and develop a critical ability to analyze today's spiritual market. Suggestions, comments and critiques are strongly encouraged, with the hope that they will improve the content of this site. Please make them as specific and clear as possible.

The comparative analysis presented here is focused on Christianity and the major Eastern religions, especially Hinduism and Buddhism, because they play a major role in defining today's world spirituality. This is an obvious phenomenon on the Internet too, where a lot of spiritual movements indebted to classic Eastern doctrines and practices can be found. Some may believe that a comparative analysis of the major world religions like this may fuel religious hatred and intolerance, but this is wrong. Religious tolerance and freedom cannot be built on ignorance but rather on the understanding of commonalities and differences. Jesus Christ is the perfect example of teaching love for one's neighbor despite religious differences (see The Parable of the Good Samaritan). Unfortunately, some of his followers have done the opposite. Loving the person is possible even if one rejects his or her religious convictions.

The Christian approach will be grounded on The Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed as statement of faith, which is common to all three branches of Christianity - Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy and Protestantism. The Holy Bible (NIV ecumenical translation) is acknowledged as the first doctrinal authority, and second the doctrinal commentaries of the Church Fathers of the first centuries AD, as far as they are accepted by each of the three branches of Christianity.

How can those who never heard about Christ be saved?

This question is a natural outcome when Christians state that Jesus Christ’s sacrifice on the cross is the only possibility for human salvation. From the very beginning, we have to emphasize an important aspect when assessing this issue: Such a question can be raised only by those who have heard about Jesus Christ. So none of us belongs to the category of those who never heard about him. Therefore posing this question can be either a way of justifying one's adherence to atheism or to other religions (since the answer is not easy at all), or the way of expressing a genuine interest for understanding how one's Christian faith can be reconciled with the claims of other religions. Whatever the case might be, finding a proper answer to this question is important.

Two extremes must be avoided when addressing the salvation of those who have never heard about Christ. First, if humans can be saved only after hearing about him, the multitudes which never had this chance during their lifetime would necessarily be damned to eternal suffering in hell. It is obvious that such a cruelty would not be consistent with his love for us, which sent Christ to die on the cross for our sins. If God is all-loving, all-knowing and all-powerful, he must have a solution for those who have never heard about his final revelation in Jesus Christ.

Second, if all other religions were valid ways to God, the Christian claim that Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross is the only possibility for human salvation should be rejected. If humans could have worked out their salvation by carefully following any available known religion, God shouldn’t have admitted the crucifixion of Christ. Christianity would have been a mere extra alternative to reach God to those already existing, and Jesus only one religious teacher among others.

However, Jesus himself claimed to be the only possibility for our salvation and reconciliation with God. He said: "I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me" (John 14,6). He commanded his disciples to go and proclaim this truth in the whole world (Matthew 28,18-20; Mark 16,15-16). If other religions were as good as Christianity in attaining salvation, the effort of Christian missionaries would be absurd. Why would so many have sacrificed their lives? Only to proclaim one of the many alternatives to reach God?

Therefore we cannot sacrifice the uniqueness of Jesus’ atonement on the altar of modern syncretism. According to Christianity, salvation is provided only as a result of the specific historical deeds of Jesus Christ in his life, death on the cross, resurrection and ascension. What he did is absolutely essential for the salvation of any human being who has ever lived, whether thousands of years BC or nowadays. And no human being is excluded from God's plan of salvation. The Apostle Paul states: "God wants all men to be saved and to come to a knowledge of the truth" (1 Timothy 2,4). This is what Christianity holds.

But then we face a difficulty: Is possible that only those who have heard about Christ can be saved? Or is salvation also available for those who haven't heard about him? The element which solves this dilemma is the criteria according to which God will judge those who never heard about Christ and grant them salvation. The Bible states that God is holy and will judge humans with justice (Acts 17,31), according to the available measure of revelation they had and their response to it, expressed through their deeds (Romans 2,6), words (Matthew 12,36-37) and thoughts (Hebrews 4,12). The amount of revelation one has determines a consequent measure of responsibility on his behalf (Luke 12,47-48). In the Western world, almost anyone has elementary knowledge about Christianity, and therefore the terms of one's salvation are clear. As for those who never had the chance to hear the Christian message or heard a perverted version of it, it is obvious that their judgment will require other criteria than responding to the historical Jesus Christ.

Grace attributed retroactively

Surprisingly, in Hebrews 11 we can find a whole list of people who never heard about Christ but still are saved. Before analyzing these cases, we must acknowledge that if salvation depended exclusively on how much information one had about Christ, we would affirm a form of Gnosticism (salvation through attaining the right knowledge of spiritual realities). But God does not limit his grace to those who have enough information of him. The examples mentioned in Hebrews 11 prove that the salvation of those who never heard about Christ depends on two basic requirements: 1) their response to the amount of revelation they had, which is their responsibility; 2) the retroactive conferring of Christ’s sacrifice on the basis of their faith, which is God’s responsibility. Let us see how this works.

This text gives many examples of people who lived before Christ and were saved without hearing about him. Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Moses, Rahab, David and others, are all considered heroes of faith, despite the fact that none of them heard about Christ. Jacob (Genesis 49,10), Moses (Deuteronomy 18,15) and David (Psalm 22) prophesied about his coming, but had a very limited understanding of its meaning. Others like Rahab (Joshua 2,1-21; Hebrews 11,31), Naaman the Syrian (2 Kings 5,1-19; Luke 4,27), Melchizedek (Genesis 14,17-20; 7,2,15-17) and Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses (Exodus 18), were saved although they didn’t even belong to the people of Israel. They responded with faith to the small amount of revelation they had, and as a result God conferred on them retroactively the atoning sacrifice of Christ. Faith is the key element here. Not knowledge saves us, but God, as we respond in faith to his revelation, no matter how limited it might be. Faith means trusting the promises of God and responding to him through effective action (Hebrews 11,1-3). It is not a mere understanding of the doctrine of salvation.

Let us notice what these people of the Old Testament were asked to do and how they responded to God's call: Noah was warned about the imminent coming of the flood; his response proved his faith in God’s promise to save him together with his family (Genesis 6-9). Abraham trusted God’s promise that he would be blessed with a son and become the ancestor of a big nation (Genesis 12-22; Hebrews 11,8-19). God proclaimed him righteous because of his faith: "Abram believed the Lord, and he credited it to him as righteousness" (Genesis 15,6). Isaac, Jacob and Joseph, the descendants of Abraham, trusted in God and were blessed. Moses trusted that God would free the Jewish nation from Egyptian bondage and lead them into the promised land (Hebrews 11,20-22).

Not only people belonging to the chosen people of Israel are said to be saved, but also Gentiles. Melchizedek is a mysterious character who had no family ties with Abraham, but still was called "priest of the God Most High" (Genesis 14,18). He worshiped the same God, and Abraham paid tithes to him. Jethro, the father-in-law of Moses, finding out what God had done through the Jewish nation, accepted by faith that the God of Moses was the true god. Rahab, the prostitute (!), risked her life in order to hide the Jewish scouts (Joshua 2,1-21; Hebrews 11,31). This was the effective way she expressed her faith in the true God and therefore was counted among the heroes of faith. Naaman the Syrian (2 Kings 5,1-19; Luke 4,27) banished his pride when he understood who the true God was, proving his faith by the decision to abandon idolatry.

None of these people of the Old Testament were saved through their merits, but through the grace of Christ’s sacrifice on the cross, retroactively attributed to them. Their faith was the channel through which God granted them salvation. Today he uses the same channel for all people who accept the sacrifice of Christ as the atoning solution for their sins (Hebrews 11,39-40). Although today we have available the final revelation of God through Christ, the object of faith has always been the same - God himself, and the basis of his forgiveness was always Christ’s sacrifice on the cross. Whether one lived before or after Jesus’ crucifixion, God’s forgiveness was always granted through grace and not by one’s own merits, and the proper way of accepting grace was always faith.

Salvation for those who never heard about Christ but accept the importance of grace

The above considerations do not imply that all those who don’t know anything other than their native religion are rejected by God. There have been many spiritual masters who recognized the necessity of grace and the impossibility of attaining salvation by one's own efforts. Ramanuja and Madhva are brilliant examples in the Hindu tradition, as is Shantideva in Mahayana Buddhism. The spiritual trend called prapatti in Hinduism and the Pure Land school of Buddhism focus on grace as the only solution for attaining liberation. According to them, the whole merit for being saved belongs to the god (in Hinduism) or bodhisattva (in Buddhism) they worship. There are also many cases of tribal religions in which grace plays a key role in salvation.

The God who reveals himself in the Bible knows one’s inner attitude and motivation for performing certain religious duties. Any efforts which aim at self-justification are of no value, no matter how impressive they might be. The proper attitude is one of humility and openness towards God's grace, which he offers unconditionally. We have observed this attitude in the prapatti devotional trend of Hinduism, which demands giving up the control of one's personal life to the god Vishnu and leaving to him all responsibility for attaining salvation. The follower of this trend has to acknowledge that he is not good enough to attain liberation by performing rituals and moral obligations. The whole prapatti philosophy can be summarized in the following verse, written by Vedanta Deshika, a 14th century follower of Ramanuja:

Lord, I, who am nothing, conform to your will and desist being contrary to it, and with faith and prayer, submit to you the burden of saving my soul (Nyasadashaka 2).

The same is the case with the Pure Land School of Mahayana Buddhism, which flourished in Japan. According to its doctrine, the bodhisattva Amida (the Buddha of Infinite Light) is able to save even the most despised sinner by his grace (tariki). Heaven (Amida's Pure Land) can be reached only by his grace, not by human efforts such as meditation or performing good deeds.

Such spiritual trends in other religions prove that the Holy Spirit is at work in the world, convincing people of their sin and limitations and turning their hearts toward God's grace. According to the character displayed by the God of the Bible, we can expect that he will save such people, by the grace available for all in Jesus Christ. They will be saved not through their native religions, but despite them, not because they didn't hear about Christ, but despite the fact that they didn't hear about him, as a reward for their humility and recognition of the need for grace. In other words, it is not Vishnu or Amida who saves them, but Christ through his grace, as a result of their need for grace expressed towards Vishnu or Amida. Whether there are many or few people in this category we cannot know.

A classic example of how people belonging to cultures foreign to the Judeo-Christian world can still have a revelation of God and meet him is the Magi from the east mentioned in Matthew 2,1-12. Despite the fact that they were astrologers and probably believed that human destiny is shaped by the stars, which is contrary to biblical teaching, they were still granted a special revelation from God regarding his intervention to save humankind from sin. They worshiped Jesus as king of the Jews and brought him gifts worthy of a king. Their coming to Bethlehem was obviously not customary. It was not a rule for the Magi to worship a new king born in Judea. Their visit was rather a surprise for all, and a serious reason for Herod to feel his throne threatened. This example shows that God can use unorthodox methods to reveal himself to those who are completely foreign to his revelation in the Bible. He has sufficient means to do it all over the earth. Again we can notice that the most important factor in defining faith is human response to his revelation. The Magi could have ignored the Bethlehem star. However, their journey proves their faith and this faith brings them to worship the true God.

The problem of humanity has never been the lack of revelation, but rather pride and the refusal of grace. People do not respond to the amount of revelation they already have; they know what to do, but refuse to do it. Most of Jesus’ contemporaries rejected him because they refused to believe despite all fulfilled prophecies, miracles, healings and even despite his resurrection. The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16,19-31) is extremely relevant here. People are given everything they need in order to be saved, but if they refuse the available revelation, they are fully responsible for it and cannot be justified at God’s judgment. The crucifixion of Jesus Christ tells us that humans cannot please God by their own efforts and that God’s grace is an absolute necessity for us.

One more aspect must be addressed here: If people can be saved without hearing about Christ, does it mean that Christian missions are futile? By no means. There are two important reasons for Christian missions in the world. First, Jesus himself commanded it (Matthew 28,18-20). He is the final revelation of God and his message of salvation has to be proclaimed "to the ends of the earth" (Acts 1,8). That people can be saved without hearing about Christ is only a temporary solution, which operates only until his message will reach all people. Second, all people should share the fullness and blessings of the Christian life, not only in eternity, but also during this present earthly life. Jesus came to redeem our earthly life as well, so that we could start to experience his love now, in a personal relationship with him and also in the Christian community.

If the salvation of tribes living in remote areas depended entirely on missionaries’ preaching, a lot of people would suffer eternal damnation in hell only because Christian missionaries didn’t manage to reach their part of the world in time. In many cases the disobedience of Christians to go into remote parts of the world would be responsible for that. Even worse is the case of missionaries that have reached remote parts of the world but didn't preach the "right" Jesus. Remember how the New World was colonized. Christian missions have not always been inspired by love. They haven't always preached the message of love, but one of greed and hypocrisy. Therefore, God could not condemn people to hell only because his so-called followers perverted his message. This wouldn't be at all consistent with God’s perfect justice and love for the lost.

God didn’t leave the world without a proper testimony about himself (Acts 14,17) and doesn’t condemn anybody without first revealing his grace. Although this article may not offer an acceptable answer to the question in the title, nobody’s salvation depends on how convincing such an answer could be. The sacrifice of Christ on the cross is and remains the only ground for human salvation. Rejecting it (by those who have heard about him) cannot be justified by the lack of intellectual satisfaction one gets from polemical debates.

What I need to do and eat within the 2 weeks back in Malaysia~

2010-07-03T18:05:00.003+08:00

There are a lot of foods in my mind~I need to write it down in case i forget to have them while in Malaysia. I dun wan to feel regret after coming back to Australia to stay long without those food~

1) Must go to Shogun/Jogoya~must eat their dim sum and sashimi gao gao~

2) Dim Sum

3) Roti Telur, Roti Bom, Roti Canai

4) Muachi

5) Cha Kuih

6) DURIAN!!!

7) TeoChew Kuih

8) 粽子

9) Pangkor Curry Fish Head

10) Oo Ee (Taro Balls) @ Snow Flake

11）芙蓉烧包

If I still recall any other food that I miss a lot, I will put it in to fill up this list~~

“兄弟“？

2010-06-28T01:02:00.006+08:00

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My favourite song-Broken Vow in my favourite scene from Meteor Garden 2

2010-05-24T22:44:00.001+08:00

MSA Trip to StrahanDay 2--Gordon River

2010-04-27T20:15:00.010+08:00

~~MSA Trip to Strahan~~

Day 2- Gordon River

6 April 2010

total reflection @ Gordon River

~~flora ~~

~~heading to Sarah Island~~

~~Sarah Island~~

MSA Trip to StrahanDay 1

2010-04-27T19:25:00.010+08:00

~~MSA Trip to Strahan~~
Day 1-Henty Dunes
5 April 2010

~~the place we stay~~CARAVAN~

~~Henty Dunes~~

~~up, up and away!~~

~~sunset~~

~~the silhouette of love~~

going back...

RYAN NG。の麻糍（Muachi）

2010-04-18T20:27:00.005+08:00

~~RYAN NG。の麻糍（Muachi）~~

第一次做麻糍（Muachi），算是非常的成功~做了原味与绿茶味的，各有各的好吃~

作法如下：
1）500g 糯米粉（250g原味，250g绿茶味）
2）白糖（以个人喜好）
3）500g花生碎（先炒香才绞碎）

先将250g的糯米粉慢慢的加水，再加入4-5茶匙的糖，一边搓一边加适量的。搓越久，Q软的效果将会更佳。之后便拿去蒸45分钟（蒸盘抹油）。用一支筷子插进粉团，若没有粘粘的粉团沾上筷子，就算蒸熟了！待冷后，便可以取出放入花生碎里剪/切成块状搅拌。（要吃时才将适量的糖分加入花生碎里，因为放久后遇到空气会变得潮湿）。

~第一次做九份芋圆与地瓜圆~

2010-03-28T11:40:00.006+08:00

第一次做甜点，也是第一次尝试做九份芋圆与地瓜圆。虽然没有九份的那么完美，但也有一定的Q与实在~蛮开心的，因为算是成功了第一步~！

芋圆材料：
芋头 500g
砂糖 4-5大茶匙
太白粉tapioca starch 250g （最好用地瓜粉sweet potato starch，那QQ效果将会更加好）
（也能用生粉potato starch来代替）

地瓜圆材料：
地瓜 500g
砂糖 1-2大茶匙
太白粉tapioca starch 250g （最好用地瓜粉sweet potato starch，那QQ效果将会更加好）
（也能用生粉potato starch来代替）

将芋头与地瓜分别蒸熟

蒸熟后，趁热时压碎至粉状，并加入砂糖与地瓜粉（我用太白粉，因为买不到地瓜粉）。适当的加水，之后一直揉与搓至紧实。搓也久，就会越Q~

好了后，将其揉成条状，再切成块状~期间撒入店太白粉，好让芋圆与地瓜圆不粘手。

将水煮滚后，便将芋圆与地瓜圆倒入，煮至浮起。捞起后，过一点冷水，然后放在一旁。煮过的水可以做甜水的汤底。要吃的时候才将芋圆与地瓜圆加入糖水中。

放入甜水中，便大功告成了~！有没有九份芋圆和SS15 Subang Jaya Snowflake 的感觉呢~

我想念的台湾小吃~！

2010-03-18T21:05:00.003+08:00

紅花香腸

九份基山街、阿柑姨芋圓

I don't want to leave Malaysia, but CAN'T...

2010-02-21T02:14:00.002+08:00

Tomorrow is my last day to spend with my family and my dear~I will be back to Australia to start a new life, a stressful new life or probably a lonely working life.....I hope I am still a kid. But it is a fact that I should prepare myself now for the unfamiliar world and society. Actually, working in Australia isn't really my first preferable choice, but just a necessary choice since I had already study here for 5 years and thus I shouldn't miss the chance to work in Australia. If not I will go to Singapore as I know that there will be a bigger chance in finding job (I scare I will become jobless in Australia). Anyway, I should be confident that I can get over this period and find a great job soon.

I will surely miss my family and my dear..especially the time in Taiwan..

恭喜你祝你发大财呀~祝你新年发大财~~

2010-02-08T02:07:00.002+08:00

This is just so funny~it had been so long i never really like a chinese new year song~

康与君之十日台湾游9th-10th JAN 2010 -乌来温泉-中正纪念堂（台北）

2010-02-04T02:30:00.002+08:00

~~康与君之十日台湾游~~

Taiwan 10days Trip
9th-10th January 2010

***********
AirAsia --> 台北 --> JV 's Hostel --> 乌来温泉 --> 云仙乐园 --> 中正纪念堂 --> 见庭毅与千惠

9th January 2010
(6p.m)AirAsia --> 台北 (11p.m)

在亚航机场LCCT终于吃到了MC的“发财汉堡包”~! yeah!
当天最难忘的回忆，当然是要上飞机的时候了~刚好那天下起了倾盆大雨，要上飞机还需要在露天的飞机跑道上走一段路才到飞机入口（廉价航空的关系）。虽然他们提供了雨伞（红色），大家的裤脚还是被雨淋得湿湿的。。。可是大家拿着红雨伞，走着去飞机的那一画面，是多么的可笑与"壮观"啊~

派发雨伞
 搞笑的表情

呆在飞机上五个钟后，终于到了，天色也已暗了, 好在气候不算太冷。在飞机场里拿了很多台湾旅游的brochure后，三叔也到了.

与堂弟嗣轩合照

然后就前往台北市啦，前往我们订的宿舍~JV's hostel （通话街临江夜市旁）~这间宿舍的主人叫Vanessa. 她人非常的友善，还特地帮我们安排住在她的另一间宿舍，只有三间双人房，比较安静，离夜市也不远（从夜市要绕小道，经过国术馆与花园，也比较靠近基隆路，六张梨捷运站，国父纪念馆与101大厦）。正巧, 屋内唯一的房客一位来自澳洲塔士马尼亚(Tasmania)的年轻妈妈，到台湾修读华语。她与我们非常的谈得来，而且还会很认真地用华语与我们交谈，佩服佩服~

舒适的大厅

当然放下行李后，我们也与三叔赶往临江夜市找吃的，因为没吃晚餐，实在太饿了。终于，我吃到了台湾香肠！！而且算是台北市最好吃，且是临江夜市仅有的‘红花香肠’，有麻辣，九层塔，香菜，姜丝等口味，三条台币一百。我只能说我吃了好感动哦！！从来没吃过这么好吃的香肠！过后，我们也吃了我的第一个“臭豆腐”，有点臭 (君: 是很臭)

云仙乐园 --> 中正纪念堂 --> 见庭毅与千惠

第二天早晨, 起床后就到附近店家吃些早点...我们都各自叫了一份馒头加蛋....吃着吃着叔叔就来接我们，准备到乌来乡游玩与泡温泉了...路程还蛮遥远的, 但还好当天天气非常晴朗...

终于到了乌来乡，只见很多座山，一条河与河边一座座的温泉旅馆，就知道我们已经到达了温泉区。此后，我们走进乌来老街，看见很多店在卖乳味。由于我有点感冒发热，便买了一杯热的姜母茶（台湾冬天必有），甜甜辣辣的，虽有点奇怪，但喝起来很舒服~

泡温泉之前，我们先搭小火车上云仙乐园的山脚下。现在哪里与乌来瀑布合个照，然后搭缆车上去云仙乐园（得知这里是泰雅族人的地方）

我与三叔

 要上云仙了~
泰雅族人刚表演完民族舞蹈

开始脚逛云仙了~
在云仙，我们先后经过了山上瀑布，湖，花园，还去了体能游玩场玩了一下。之后经过一个地方，里头写着投一投命运之类的字眼，原来是将十个圈圈投扔，看会中那一个祝福语，我好像只中了‘事业有成“，不过也再好不过了~！

下山了，先与三叔去过国际岩汤吃他们的养生餐（与温泉定价500元左右，食物非常健康，但没什么特别），然后去泡我们人生第一次温泉了（非常热，可达40度，不过还蛮舒服的）。

此后，我与庭毅与千惠联络了一下，约好过后见面。先是与庭毅约好在中正纪念堂见面，然后再到捷运站见千惠。

大约5点左右，我们到了中正纪念堂前的自由广场，等庭毅的当儿，我们看到了很多可爱的小孩（当天是儿童日），还有一对丽君特别喜欢的双孢胎，全都包到紧紧的，像包种子似的，非常可爱，然丽君笑得不亦乐乎~

庭毅到了！！还是一样的样子，可是他一直说他很肥，拍照时，一直要我回来后处理一下照片（可是我忘了哈哈）。

我与丽君

丽君与庭毅

我与庭毅

 中正纪念堂

 蒋中正石像

人潮那么多，原来都是游客，特地前来看操兵的，几年蒋中正退返台湾的那一天，还降旗呢~

绕了一下，我们就前往捷运站找千惠（从阳明来吧）。终于遇到她了，感觉她穿着成熟了许多，也因为她说她怕冷，所以也穿得比较厚。过后，我们先逛一逛台北大学，听一下庭毅说的钟的故事，然后便到公馆夜市。在哪里我们吃了非常好吃的”割包”，喝了非常Q的“青蛙撞奶”，车轮饼（红豆），盐酥鸡与炸花枝。由于我感冒，还买了Panadol与感冒药。。。

终于要解散了，我们在捷运站拍一下团体照，可是还没过瘾。于是，我们再逛地下街道，丽君还买了两件衣，灰色与白色的。拍了两张照，终于真的要解散了。与千惠告别后，庭毅陪同我们回去六张梨，因为怕我们迷路，好有爱心哦，哈哈~下了站后，迷路了一下，终于找到了宿舍，就与此告别了~当然，我与君都还想再逛临江夜市，吃香场！我们还买了锅贴回去吃。睡前看一下我猜，就闭上眼睡觉了~
待续。。

康与君之十日台湾游11th-12th JAN 2010 -台北市（西门町，士林夜市，阳明山，淡水）

2010-02-04T02:28:00.000+08:00

~~康与君之十日台湾游~~

Taiwan 10days Trip
11th-12th January 2010

***********
101大厦-国父纪念馆-西门町-士林夜市 --> 通化街-故宫-阳明山-淡水渔人码头-情人桥

11th January 2010 （第三天）
101大厦-->国父纪念馆-->西门町-->士林夜市-->淡水（半路返回）

到了第三天了, 天气开始变得更冷了。我的眼睛也更加的腫了。今天, 叔叔要上班了, 我们就真正开始了自己的自助旅行了~~我们先找到了一家小店, 吃了些当地的面和粥后, 就步行到101大厦闲逛了一会儿…对这兴趣不大, 只在外头拍了几张照就离开了...

再到下一站—国父纪念馆…这里的花朵绚丽多姿, 一簇簇有规律的绽放着，好让我们能在这拍些漂亮的照片留念....开开心心地在这儿拍了一些照片后, 我们便离开了...一路上,我们也发现台湾的人行道都蛮漂亮干净的，还有蛮多人骑脚车，可见台湾社会都还蛮环保的。

国父孙中山石像与操兵


我们本计划到五分埔…但那里的服务人员都不赞成我们到那, 而且也考虑到路程遥远与时间限制下, 我们决定到西门町~~

它由好多的店面和许多街道组成…好多吃的, 穿的…正是年轻人逛街的好去处~~…才逛了一会儿, 她就买了几件裙子。

叫路过的一群女生帮我们拍

我的腫眼

中午了, 又是祭五脏庙的时候了…到处走走, 看看那一家吃的较吸引人 ^^… 我们都闻到了好香的炸鸡排味道, 也看到了一家叫"咕咕鸡"的火锅店.…正逢天气转寒, 吃个热腾腾的火锅不是很赞吗?^^ 眼看一锅才100多圆, 不想太多了, 进去吧….就来个泰式麻辣火锅吧~~再来个脆皮臭豆腐…自行拿了类似蜜糖绿茶的饮料, 稍等一会儿, 火锅上桌, 大快剁颐去吧~~~

泰式麻辣火锅

脆皮臭豆腐


休息了一会儿, 再争取时间去了! 到外头逛逛，丽君还不忘一直找寻她的“我的美丽日记”。过后还真的买了一些皮肤保养品…好啦, 心满意足了^^, 下一站吧, 就是..购物天堂—士林夜市…

进去热闹的夜市之前，我们经过了室内游乐场，还玩了一下投篮，可惜没那么容易，赢不了她可爱的兔子。到了那儿, 天开始不作美了, 下起雨来了, 顺道买个傘吧 (君:粉红色的^^)…好在这儿的夜市与马来西亚不同, 由许多店面组成, 仅有小部分档口, 所以就算下雨, 夜市仍然不被影响!^^….走啊走，终于知道我要买什么了--帅气寒衣与围巾（给我弟与我）。先找到一件韩系黑色围巾，非常漂亮，但还不想买先。绕了很久，都没有看到更加漂亮的，连丽君都买了一个眼影化妆笔，所以最后决定再回到那里买了那黑色围巾。而且, 经过那个店主再一度的说服我买一件黑色韩系外套后，我又心动了，决定以2000与500台币买下外套与寒衣（我与丽君都非常喜欢，瞬间觉得自己像台湾人了，很有fashion的feel:怕）。之后还偶然地看到了钟意的黑眶眼镜! 她先看上了紫色底的, 稍后再怂恿我买了个蓝底的。戴上了，都觉得自己帅气了很多。虽然天气很冷，可是，一切真的太棒了!

也许在西门町买了些, 在这都没看上什么，只好再找吃的了，记得入口处的一摊鸡排档!!...去吧去吧,寒冷的天气再加上全日马不停蹄的旅程, 我们不假思索地买了炸鸡排和碳烤鸡排…问题来了, 要到那儿吃呢? 哈哈...室内游乐场^^!

这一切一切之后, 才9点多? 仍然不情愿回家的我们, 想直接就去淡水好了。淡水最后一站下车后, 往老街的方向走去, 到处只有宁静。原来, 天气太冷了, 许多店铺都提早打烊了。走着走着，我们还不时地进去7eleven店里温暖温暖一下。询问路人如何到达情人桥, 才惊觉路程还很远, 而且时候也不早了，我们就只好回家去了。一路上往台北车站的路途中, 疲惫不堪，但仍心满意足，还逗趣地拍了些搞笑的照片呢~~

“没办法去到情人桥~~” （丽君说我的表情像哈林）

新眼镜与外套

坐捷运回去了~~第三天完~！

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12th January 2010 （第四天）
通化街-->故宫-->阳明山-->淡水渔人码头-->情人桥

第四天了, 也是在JV's hostel 的最后一天了…今天, 由于想在离开台北市之前办些手礼,我们选择在临江街(通化)早市吃早餐, 逛逛街, 也拍拍照…在那, 我吃到了好好吃的卤肉饭, 让我爱上了卤肉饭!!还在早市里吃了蚵仔面线。

之后, 我们就步行到地铁站, 前往故宮博物館~~好遥远的路程喔。到了士林站，还要转搭巴士前往故宫。由于我们没有零钱，巴士上有一位阿姨要帮我们付钱（巴士只收零钱，没得找），不过司机也好心的让我们免费，多么好人啊！。。。

终于到达了!好壮观!!故宫旁有个入口处, 是往至善园的..我们于是就进了去…

拍一下抒情照

风景好美哦，由于是平日, 游客并不多，好开心^^, 周遭都没什么人，能够好好地欣赏风景, 拍起写真照来更是称心如意了~~但天气是有点太冷了!!走到了至善园的尽头, 是故宫的起点了~~匆匆的进入暖和的室内, 买了票, 就赶忙参观展览厅, 因为时间有点紧迫了, 须在太阳下山前赶到阳明山!!匆匆地欣赏过精致的历史古迹后, 我们决定乘搭计程车上阳明山公园~~这公园好大好大!! 从树丛中看到的夕阳也别有一番风味的~~还有个由花簇形成的时钟 (君:好可爱 n_n!!)…好可惜, 此时并不是樱花盛开的时刻, 好在还能看到一两株坚持在这么寒冷的冬天盛开樱花的树株 ^^

…就这样在公园逗留了一两个钟后,我们便搭公车下山到士林...由于须步行一段距离才能到达捷运站, 我们到McD小歇一会, 暖和暖和一下再继续。不时还进去7eleven暖一暖身子，买了一粒茶叶蛋吃，还装了热水。到了士林捷运站，还在那儿买了葱抓饼，非常好吃！

终于, 我们从士林车站抵达淡水车站了~~~由于天气寒冷, 许多店家还是提早打烊了。由于一心只想到达情人桥, 也因为天气寒冷的关系, 相机的电池竟然迅速耗尽, 我们并没有逗留淡水老街太久 (包括没吃晚餐!), 但她却被一间精品店吸引了, 进去买了些小礼物（荧光手提电话吊饰）…之后再马不停蹄地往码头的方向直走…一边冷风拂面, 一边谈笑风生…

半途中也遇上了个老伯伯, 他刚在附近用完晚餐, 也正步行回家…于是我们便和老伯边走边聊了起来…老伯满口台语腔地为我们介绍附近的景点….走了一段路之后, 老伯到家了…我们就继续路程…哇, 怎么那么的无止境啊~~~!半途中, 不断看到前往码头的公车…(夭受~~~怎么没人告诉我们可以搭公车!!)…也看到了警车, 警车回转向我们的方向驶来时, 还真想他们能载我们一程喔~~但, 这一切都是作梦~~还是继续往前走吧~~~不断地看到前方有从桥上反射的光线, 总以为快要到达了, 一次一次的失望后, 到最后终于到达了~~

我们的努力终于还是得到了回报!!好美的风景~~~从情人桥的一端走到了另一端, 我不断地拍摄, 而丽君看到了她喜爱的"豪大大鸡排"!!买了一份后, 就到公车站慢慢享用了…回啦!!

回程中, 她嘴里已不断地开始念着待会儿吃什么口味的"红花香肠", 要吃好多好多~~终于又回到了临江街夜市! 这回,我们先买了姜丝, 蜜汁和九层塔口味的香肠….今晚要好好逛逛就在我们hostel附近的夜市了~~再看看有什么吃的…这时候, Vanessa 拨电告诉我们她要到夜市来找我们…和她见面后, 她就请我们喝她认为很到地的红茶和吃炸地瓜 (加酸梅粉的)…小吃的老板见vanessa那么热情地为我们介绍和请吃,他也不甘示弱地说要请我地瓜丸….边吃着, vanessa又和我们谈了好多关于她经营hostel那么久以来遇上的开心与麻烦事…就这样一个小时多就过去了…眼看着红花香肠老板娘推着挡口车结束营业了~~没得吃了 :( 不过, 我们又买了炸香菇及生煎包回家去好好享用^^我们就在客厅边看电视边吃去了^^…又结束了一天了…

R + R STUDIO

~My First Baby is finally Born~(Architecture)

My photo is used in this website, lol~

~Dawn to Dusk @ Cradle Mountain~

~~Burning Light on Mount Roland~~

I dreamt something emotional yesterday...

I hold no Grudge on Facebook, my fellow friends

~From Hell to Heaven~a strange 2011~

~~My Reproduction of the Train Scene from the Spirited Away . 千与千寻 之 6番目の駅~~

~~Random pics in Tasmania~~

Utterly surprise and disappointed..

New Year 2011

~~Sydney Christmas and New Year Celebration~~

~~Blue Mountain~~The Three Sisters and Katoomba Falls

~~The Colors Above the Horizon~~

~~Maria Island~~

~~Mix & Dix Shack~~Weekend @ Swansea

~~A Moment of Spirited Away@Strathgordon~~

~Launceston Night Outing~A first session for night photography

天心月圓

~~Cradle Mountain~~A Place Like Heaven....

For me, this is what we call..THE REAL MUSIC~

A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF THE MAJOR WORLD RELIGIONS FROM A CHRISTIAN PERSPECTIVE

Grace attributed retroactively

Salvation for those who never heard about Christ but accept the importance of grace

What I need to do and eat within the 2 weeks back in Malaysia~

“兄弟“？

My favourite song-Broken Vow in my favourite scene from Meteor Garden 2

~~MSA Trip to Strahan~~Day 2--Gordon River

~~MSA Trip to Strahan~~Day 1

RYAN NG。の麻糍 （Muachi）

~第一次做九份芋圆与地瓜圆~

我想念的台湾小吃~！

紅花香腸

I don't want to leave Malaysia, but CAN'T...

恭喜你祝你发大财呀~祝你新年发大财~~

~~康与君之十日台湾游~~9th-10th JAN 2010 -乌来温泉-中正纪念堂 （台北）

~~康与君之十日台湾游~~11th-12th JAN 2010 -台北市（西门町，士林夜市，阳明山，淡水）

Burning Light on Mount Roland

My Reproduction of the Train Scene from the Spirited Away . 千与千寻之 6番目の駅

Random pics in Tasmania

Sydney Christmas and New Year Celebration

Blue MountainThe Three Sisters and Katoomba Falls

The Colors Above the Horizon

Maria Island

Mix & Dix ShackWeekend @ Swansea

A Moment of Spirited Away@Strathgordon

Cradle MountainA Place Like Heaven....

MSA Trip to StrahanDay 2--Gordon River

MSA Trip to StrahanDay 1

RYAN NG。の麻糍（Muachi）

康与君之十日台湾游9th-10th JAN 2010 -乌来温泉-中正纪念堂（台北）

康与君之十日台湾游11th-12th JAN 2010 -台北市（西门町，士林夜市，阳明山，淡水）