When i was in Gold Coast, Australia last year, i was fascinated by two local birds found everywhere in the city. One was the beautiful seagull, this being a seaside city. While it was an easily identifiable bird, every seagull was distinctly different. As for the other common bird, the ibis, i was surprised how a large bird could co-exist with humans in a urban area. If this was Malaysia, the Chinese would trapping them for their meat. Which made me think about the common birds in our very own country. I think anyone can easily think of the most common ones, we see hundreds of them around us everyday.…

Most people don’t know who Kevin Smith is, unless you’re a film buff. He’s a film director of cult movies, although his movies are definitely not for most people. He’s also an actor, an author and a comic book writer among other things. But i was introduced to him when i first watched the movie Clerks. Yeah, you’ve probably not heard about it, but its really good. In fact if u look at any list of greatest movies out there on the Internet, this film is probably right there near the top. Its a black and white film about two slacker friends, one working in a convenience store and another…

I became a Christian at the age of seven. At that young and impressionable age, i was ushered into the world of Sunday school and subsequently Youth Fellowship, evening church services in a beautiful small town Presbytarian church, the warm fellowship of new (and life long friends). There were the pastors that shaped my early faith, travelling evangelists that came to preach and heal (does anyone remember Roderick Tay?) and authors that wrote famous books. One thing i remember from back then was an unassuming magazine that accompanied me all those years called Asian Beacon. When i was much younger, i used to think of it as Asian Bacon or…