For Those Who Do not Believe in God

In   Florida , an atheist created a case against the upcoming Easter and Passover Holy days.  He hired an attorney to bring a discrimination case against Christians and Jews and observances of their holy days.  The argument was that it was unfair that atheists had no such recognized days.

The case was brought before a judge.  After listening to  the passionate presentation by the lawyer, the judge banged his gavel declaring,"Case dismissed!"

The lawyer immediately stood objecting to the ruling saying, "Your honor, How can you possibly dismiss this case?  The Christians have Christmas, Easter and others.  The Jews have Passover, Yom Kippur and  Hanukkah, yet my client and all other atheists have no such holidays.."

The judge leaned forward in his chair saying, "But you do. Your client, counsel, is woefully ignorant."
The lawyer said, "Your Honor, we are unaware of any special observance or holiday for atheists.."

The judge said, "The calendar says April 1st is April Fools Day. Psalm 14:1 states, 'The fool says in his heart, there is no God.'  Thus, it is the opinion of this court, that, if your client says there is no God, then he is a fool. Therefore, April 1st is his day. Court is adjourned."
   
You gotta love a Judge that knows his scripture!
 

This Speech Stunned the World!

This is the speech that silenced the world for 5 minutes.



Then at 12 years old, this girl Severn Suzuki-Cullis spoke at a United Nations meeting and stunned the world.

It is still being heralded as one of the most impressive speech of all times.

In case you’re wondering what she’s up to nowadays, she graduated from Yale in 2002, and now she’s an environmental activist, and even had her own show for children on Discovery.

Best Irish Joke in 2009

This was a great joke. It was voted the best Irish joke in 2009.

Let's have some fun during the Chinese New Year then.

So here goes.........

"John O’Reilly hoisted his beer and said, ‘Here’s to spending the rest of me
life, between the legs of me wife!’

That won him the top prize at the pub for the best toast of the night!

He went home and told his wife, Mary, ‘I won the prize for the Best toast of the night.’

She said, ‘Aye, did ye now. And what was your toast?’

John said, ‘Here’s to spending the rest of me life, sitting in church beside me wife.’

‘Oh, that is very nice indeed, John!’ Mary said.

The next day, Mary ran into one of John’s drinking buddies on the street corner.

The man chuckled leeringly and said, ‘John won the prize the other night at
the pub with a toast about you, Mary.’

She said, ‘Aye, he told me, and I was a bit surprised myself. You know, he’s only been there twice in the last four years. Once he fell asleep, and the other time I had to pull him by the ears to make him come.’ "

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The Traditional Chinese New Year Goodies

Well, it is the eve of the new year again. One year older but are we any wiser?

Whatever it is, let us have a a cognac,whisky or beer to ring in the new year.

These are some of the traditional Chinese dishes associated with the new years' eve family gathering . Can you identify them? The first one is the famed ' Eight Treasures' comprising vegetables of eight colours'.The next dish is abalone mushroom- to bring flavour into your life. Then there is the harlok-to bring laughter into your lives. The next one is the Chinese leek dish. The Chinese call it 'suana'. Eating this dish will ensure your life is ever orderly in the new year. Look at the seventh dish. It is hoi si fatt choy. Eat it and you will prosper! Look out for the promfret . It signifies you will have food all year round. And what about the other dish-the pig stomach and gingko soup? What does it portends? Find that out for me.

We are having some of these dishes today for lunch. We are having curry chicken, pork lobak, pig stomach gingko pepper soup and ju hu char. 

Tonight the family will be having steamboat.

Kong Hei Fatt Choy!

The Many Colours of A Chinese New Year Reunion Dinner

This is a neat article written by Tay Tian Yan in mysinchew.com today.

I think most of us can reflect  through some of these stages of  the celebration of the reunion dinner. No doubt these days you can book a table for a reunion dinner in one of those posh restaurants in town and still in a way appreciate the cultural values amidst the commercialization of the affair.

Let us read the aithor's article and appreciate what it is worth.

"FEB 12 — We have different expectations for Chinese New Year in different stages of life.

During childhood, it is a kind excitement: playing firecrackers and games without any intervention.

It is like a pent-up child who has found a way to give off his chest. It is only a game.

During early youth, it is something new and exciting: dating, drinking and gambling. It is a short-term debauch.

It is like trying to step into the adult world while challenging taboos and guilt.

During youth, it is a kind of responsibility: busy running about, sending gifts to tighten relationships.

Based on Chinese New Year customs, we allow ourselves to be fully socialised and accept traditional requirements. However, it makes us feel tired and helpless.

During middle-age, it is a frame of mind: it all depends on our own feelings to choose the way we want to celebrate it.

We have no earnest expectation and it does not require any special arrangements. All we have to do is to feel the seasonal change, as well as the growth ring of life with our hearts.

Therefore, my Chinese New Year celebration seems very simple this year.

Without a north-south journey, shopping that always seems to have missed something, gift-giving, endless dinners and gatherings, as well as New Year escape trip, I just wish to sit down quietly and enjoy the reunion dinner.

Together, we enjoy the dinner and enter a brand new year.

Previously, I though that reunion dinners are only meant to reunion in which everyone sits around a table to tighten relationships.

But I realised later that the dinner is also meant to forgive and forget. The gap, dissatisfaction, complaints, ...should all be decomposed and digested through oral movements.

With the help of sweet wine and great dishes, affections are sublimated and connections are re-established.

Through the reunion atmosphere, we can find a mutual dependent relationship.

In fact, many customs contain far-reaching moral values.

We are required to salute the elders and worship when we were young. But we did not fully understand and recognise the customs.

Today, when we have lost the opportunity to do it again, we realised that it is a way to internalised the spirit and traditions.

The spiritual world of Chinese includes heaven, earth and humans. Humans are in the middle with heaven on top and earth beneath. The Chinese worship heaven first, followed by earth and ancestors.

Worshiping our ancestors is actually paying respect to our blood and the origin of our lives. It is a feeling of thanksgiving.

Paying door-to-door visits is actually expanding our relationships and affections.

Chinese New Year is a kind of normal human relationship, extending from families to the society and the world. It is to arrange the order of our "love" and by following the "love order", we make ourselves, families and the society live in harmony.

Feel the changes over the past year and have a taste of the throb of life.

No matter how you are going to celebrate it, I would like to wish you and your family a peaceful and blessed new year. Live a rainbow life in the brand new year!"

Happy Chinese New Year, everyone!

The Tim-sum Party

We had this gathering last year (2009), I think at I-Dragon Restaurant at Cititel in Mid-valley Mall.

As you can see everyone is happy when they have a full stomach of goodies tucked away.

Dining at the i-Dragon

Do you think the smiles are a bit of a put-on?