What do I believe ??

I was approached by a man on the bus who sat beside me and asked me about what do i believe in? I looked at him right into the eyes and kept quiet to hear what he has to say. If you are wondering, who is this person is. He is quite an ordinary chap out there, but rather brave to 'preach the good news of salvation'. Our conversation goes

Mr x : ' Hey man, my name is xxxx, glad to see you. whats yours ?'
Me : 'Glad to have you sitting beside me too. Mine Robin. What can i do for you ?'
Mr x : ' sure, i need only a few mins of your time to share something special for you. Whats your belief anyway, robin ?'
Me : 'oh xxx. i see, you are from a local outreach ministry here. Really glad that you are speaking to me, because i will chase you away, but i will enlighten you that there is NOTHING special that you will be telling me that i will believe in. ( smile )
Mr x: ' no worries robin, I have got a few question for you and a free book here!
Me : Go ahead .. shoot your question, surely it wont be hard for me to answer.
.... so the whole conversation goes to what i believe and the reason of me not agreeing with him
Mr x : it is really interesting talking to you.
Me : Well, i seriously hope you will think over what you believe and think thoroughly of what i said.
--- then he left with A RED face .. i think he seems angry. but i am composed.

These are the few question he asked me :

Qns 1 : Do you believe in GOD.
My answer : if you are talking about an ALMIGHTY GOD, who is alone ALL POWERFUL, ALL OMNISCENT and whatever attributes you accredited to it. I do not believe. Why must there be only one GOD and not many gods?

His answer : Because, in the beginning of time, it is stated that there is only ONE GOD. and by faith we believe that there is only one creator.

My response : Definitely its true, i have never doubted a story book. They definitely can get many audiences. I personally like the story book 'Harry potter' ... and like how you believe in faith, i believe that harry potter and magic exist. How amazing right.
( He was stunned ) and he proceeds to another question to divert off the 1st qns

Qns 2:
Quite interesting, But Robin, what is your belief ?

My answer : My belief is not important for you. Because xxx, you only believe that yours is the way of salvation and nothing else isnt it? otherwise, you will not bother spending your time talking to others about your faith right.?

His response : ( he went on to ask another question. )

Qns 3 :
Do you believe in MIRACLE ?

My ans : Explain miracle. I do not understand how you mean by do you believe in MIRACLE. because, having speaking to you is also a miracle! it kills my boredom in my bus trip! thats to me a miracle.

His response : chuckles, miracles as in, when you pray and you felt a change in your being or an answered prayer?

My ans : No, in that sense of miracle, i do not believe. Prayer is simply a mental motivation for me to strive ahead. The only miracle that can ever happen is when you work hard for your result. A farmer cannot just plant a seed and pray for harvest! he has to plough the field day and night to get his harvest!
Simarly its not a miracle that we are talking right into 10 mins of our bus ride. because you spend the effort talking to me

Qns 4:
Do you know GOD is alive and he is actively there and everywhere! and he is here as well!

My answer : How comforting to know that. ( i look around ) sorry but i dont see GOD at all. can you point the direction at where your GOD is ?
( he stunned ) but he replied quickly .. he is everywhere.!

this is my long reply to him on the existence of GOD.

XXX, it is really amazing how many people like you living in this modern age today believe in a fairy tale of a living GOD, who roams the earth and speaks to his chosen one. Sending message to selected few who have the charisma to understand.
But hey xxx, this are all we read in the book! its 2000 yrs ago! what happen to the 'active' GOD that is explicitly mentioned in the book ? where he speaks from the burning bush, spoke from heaven. having messengers. gave directions to people to flee sodom and gomerhea. Send his beloved son down to save us . and of cause many 'real life' actions from GOD.

God was so readily to punish unbelievers and reward the believers. He separated the red sea to demonstrate his power. given moses the magic stick that convince the pharaoh to believe and he sent his message to MARY to conceive Jesus. and etc etc. All i can say .. your GOD seems to be tired after the string of so many events .. that he is so passive now. THERE is nothing now that GOD demonstrated his power in the means your book says!

When tsunami strikes, when earthquakes kill millions and billions of African dying of hunger. Did anyone stand up and says like in the old time ... ' this is the sign of GOD, repent and believe?' absolutely there is no ONE person that summon such authority as in the history. BECAUSE, if the person do so , he is considered as an heretic! In the end, everyone prays in harmony and starts to compromise. I believe this is not how it was in the book! its either you believe or die!
So what happen to your GOD? why did he stop sending his message. why end with only a specific person / prophet that is till the end of time. leaving millions speculating who is right and wrong.

His response : Thats because Our first parents sin! thats why we are plague with this sin!

My answer : ( chuckled ) Well, God has definetly has committed a grave sin by charging all adam and eve sins to us! We jumped onto news that shows inhumane justice ruling crimes of a rapist father to the daughter, by charging her for seductively temptation. How horrendous when the father get free and the daughter was jailed for his mistake. Human rights will certainly starts campaigning for the release of the girl.. dont you agree this is evil?

So in the sense, if we jump on such horrendous act of injustice. why agree to GOD's sin of charging us adam and eve's sin ? how partial is this GOD of yours. And furthermore, do you know your GOD has allowed ADAM and EVE to commit incest. because GOD is the father, Adam and eve are son and daughter of GOD. do you ever see this point ?

Qns 5 :
Hey Robin, i can see that you read alot. But its all about faith. GOD answers the prayers of his faithful.

My response : Oh ... ( i snugged and chuckles ) NO he doesn't! he does not answer the prayers of his faithful. Share with me some incident of how GOD have answered your prayers!

I would like to share with you, When i finished one seminar at indoor stadium, it was crowded, but i waited for the crowd to leave before leaving home, noticing the time is late. i walked to the roadside and hoping to get a cab, But i could not find one, i briefly closed my eyes and prayed for a cab, guess what, when i opened my eyes! there was a cab right in front of me .. Praise god. this is called trust in GOD.

My response : ( laughing out loud ) whoa ..! your GOD is so busy answering your prayer for a cab that he simply left all he needs to do to help and answered prayers of billions children dying of hunger, tsunami victims, people entrapped in the tyranncy of a government. etc etc .. how amazing!

---------- HE STUNNED -------------------------

I was approaching my stop, so i summarise for him.

xxx, we are living luxuriously with everything we wants in our fingertips. we have a roof ontop of our head and food available everywhere. There is no hassle or tussle for any necessities.
so we can easily say .. hey GOD is here with us.. he is everywhere. But hey look at those third world countries .. where is GOD? African have thousands and millions of believers as well. They prayed all day long for peace and food. Did anything happen?

xxx, GOD is not everything. Infact a person need not to believe in GOD to be successful or even just simply being happy!

There are simply too many doubts on the existence of an ALMIGHTY GOD who create the world! Because we see too many imperfect creations in the world. think about it. If we predestined to be GOD's children, dont all of us deserve the best ? why disaster? why AIDS? why cancer? why all the bad things?

Believing in GOD, is simply a fairy tale in a story book like my belief in harry potter and magic. It does not exist in the world , but ONLY exist in my mind...

Sawa deeee .. Krup !

Whoo .. i am on my way to thailand ... by plane ? no ... by bus ... no !!! its by train !!! lol

it has been a while since i go to Golden Mile complex aka little thailand for some shopping and big feasting ... the things as far as i know is very cheap .. but that was before all the hoo ha of the price hike ....

seriously .. today my visit to little thailand was a little disappointing and shocking .. i went to my usual restaurant for a dinner .. it was cheap and always tasty. But i was shocked when i see the price of the usual food i ordered .. some prelouge for u

Fried Kway teow chicken - usual : $3, now $3.90
tom yam soup - usual $5.50 now $9.90
Fried prawn cake - usual $8.00 now $9.90
Iced tea - usual $1 now $1.50

Imagine the amount of extra i have to pay ??? when u read this, u might not think of much, but imagine, there are others favorite food as well . but i forsake them because the price hike is similar to the tom yam soup .... it doubles up!!! quite scary but nyway .. its a nice trip there .. and i have tken loads of pics for u pple ...

welcome to the land of the golden smile !!!


But firstly ... must respect their belief ... i think this is the nicest brahman shrine i ever seen in singapore .. most of the temple you goes to are simple shrine, but this shrine is elaborately decorated with so much of thai flavor .. that you feel as if you are in thailand itself ... the king himself is the most revered person in the whole of thailand .. so even in little thailand .. his pic is almost everywhere .. respect respect!!




And before going to the store .. anyone keen on thai disco ?? lol


some interior shots of the place...eh .. how come the same couple .. but at different location .. are they stalking me ... ???lol



anyone need travelling by coach .. goldenmile is the best place .. they have plenty of travel agencies theree .. and hey .. thai bookstore ..how nostalgic ... lol



up next we walk towards the 'wet market' in little thailand . ok never attempt this walk down the squeezy aisle if you dun like the smell of raw beef and its inards .. lol .. otherwise you will puke ..



After touring the 1st floor of this amazing place .. we head down to our favortie place for makan !!

diandin leluk


this place is the most comfy restaurant amongest all the other in little thailand, if you have been there before, alot of other restaurants comes with KTV and alot of girls .. lol .. this is one of the nicer family restaurant away from the bustling big breast woman .. try this place .. even the price is steep now .. the quality of food still remainss..

we orderd .. fried kway teow chicken, lemongrass juice - a good detox drink. ice milk tea, tomyam seafood and fried prawn cake

Up first .. the drink .. the iced tea is a must try .. its the same version as the one u find in thailand!!
lemongrass juice and iced milk tea

Tom yam soup ... whoo .. its spicy its hot . its wham, its slap it kick .. its Awwessoomme !


the special prawn cake .. this is fresh .. the prawn are all finely and freshly minced n make into this fabulous prawn cake .. when you bite, the chunk of fresh prawns immediately jump into ur senses .. its really really delicious .. a must try each time there .. it goes well with the plum sauce..


up next fried kway teow chicken .. this is the best ever i ate before ... you can taste the 'WOK HER' in this kway teow .. if you read my previous blog, this is how fried kway teow suppose to taste like .. steamy hot and soft rice noodles cook into perfection with the correct blend of spices and sauce with that strong pungent aroma of the wok!


doesnt look nice .. try it .. you will love it .. nothing replace this fantastic dish!

ok, time to give some space for the sidekick .. the sauce .. its awesome .. this is the simple version of sauce they serve .. they have more sauces when u request for it



After this nice dinner, my stomach is churning badly .. lol .. because, its a long time since i ate hot and spicy dishes like tom yam .. and furthermore i too the lemon grass juice .. it detox .. but before i head to the toilet . i went spreeing at thai supermarket and catch some unusual sightings .. follow me !!



ok this are the usual sights of supermarkets with rows of can food and the fresh fruit sector .. ok now ... believe it ornot .. below are things you wont find in a supermarket !!!

check it out ...

Tonic for man .. vitality corner ?? pay $5 for a shot of tonic wine .. with ermz ... believe it ornot .. lizard inside and other creepy crawlers ... and alot of guys are queueing up for it ...


Fresh pork chicken or beef .. in ur ordinary ntuc supermarket .. but the thais have a special liking for their chill meat ..

there are like freshly slaughtered catfish, which are plastic wrapped ( they are still breathing, mind you). there are frogs .. fresh eels .. and everything else .. the stench remind you of a slaughterhouse ....

and you like dried goods ????? do not think its your typical ikan billis .. this thais really have a weird liking .. there are dried skewered frogs, bats, fishes, and many others .. you dare to try ... its gross ..


This is the dried frog ... its a whole frog .. bloody hell!!!



so far so good ..how about the live animals section .. ok, there is no live chicken or cows here, but there are tons of live eels and catfish.. and a butcher chopping it up upon request .. they are those who cruelly plastic seal those live animals while they are still breathing ..



Okay dun puke ... on the lighter side .... enjoy a beer .. lets take a walk down the processed food sector ...


this is so old school can .. lol . and its cheap .. one big tin like this only $3 bucks !!


and they have the weirdest can food packaging lol .. they cn practically pack everything in a can .. check out the variety of everything .. the sheer amount is breathtaking .. lol .. ok wat a description



and here is the colorful thailand .. garlands of flowers are sold here too ..



this is the garland which means 'good luck' flower. lol..hang ard the shrine or at home for plentiful of good luck.. but i am not ready to try yet .. are you


whoosh ... time to head on the toilet for an atomic bomb ... GOLDEN mile is fun and interesting .. the thai pple there are friendly and always helpful ... things are in variety .. cheap necessities .. so go check it out yourself n immerse into the wonderful color of thailand

sawadeee krup!!!!!!!

Ribs Ribsssssss Eating MANIA

Before we head on to eat .. we went for haircut

this is the salon which i go everytime, those who stays at bukit batok .. must visit this salon and look for IRIS . its located somewhere around block 283

May and Iris Salon


This is the internal of the place .. look damn nice la ... its really professional haircut too.. you will love it . because i love it !



And i guess there are so many people getting married and forming a family now .. lol ... congrats jasmine .. you have a pleasant son .. He is so adorable ... i forget his name .. oops .. too long le

Surely God is always with you. and hears the prayer of his faithful servant
Praise GOd! the newborn in the family!!! happy happy .. his christening will be on 14th june at holy trinity church..



DINNER TIME.. TIME FOR WAR!!! on ribs ... lol

Oh my god !!! this dinner is crazy !!! really crazy ...

RIBssssss Eating Mania ... are you in for the competition ???

How can a person finish up such BIG plate of ribs .. but hey .. i am in for the challenge with JAN!
LOL, so we head down to cafe cartel at imm ( this is the cheaper version of ribs dining )

And boy the famous st louis rib is still on discount at $12.80 instead of $15.80
so its a good catch .... Jan has it .. i had ermz ... black pepper ribs! lol





But before the main dishes arrive . we gorge ourselves on the FREE flow of bread .. lol .. its another competition i tell you .. we are trying to see who can eat more !!! ok .. its an excuse to indulge in lots of food .. lol



lol... the bread is finishing .. who finished first ??



And its gone !!


oh my goodness .. lol ... infact i dun even know who finished it first .but its an enjoyable appetizer ..

Next comes our dish .. our Ribssssss ...!!!!

Black Pepper ribs

As usual, My critics for this dish .. haiz .. its so disappointing as much as i can be. My hope for a good ribs was smashed! this dish does not look appetizing to me at all. Firstly, the ribs seems to be overly baked. The black pepper sauce is definitely not worth my time. its too salty and it reeks of 'smelly pepper' But the consolation is that it comes with my favourite baby carrot pickled cucumber. The dish come alongside with a serving of mashed potato. The mash potato is not worth an accompaniment dish for the ribs too. its cold and its hard...

so .. smashed it .. do not ever eat it !!! it sucks


St louis Ribs


This is one that everyone must try. The savior of cafe cartel. Seriously speaking, i have eaten most of the food in the menu .. nothing is as good as this st louis pork rib. At least its the nicer food amongest all the food in the menu

well .. the competition beginsss. .


Jan eating .... trying very hard to eat .. but where am i ... ??? lol .. i am the photographer ler


I finished my ribs .. not really finished though .. but i am too full ...




haha .. this is Jan's . He was not able to finish everything. .. because he is too full too ... well .. we manage to enjoy ourself though .. lol . nice meal

After Dinner, we decide to get some pastry to thank JAN's colleague who had helped him alot in his seminar planning .. so we went 'touring' IMM food stall to see what is good and special ..

donuts ??? no way .. to sinful and normal ... the craze is over
breads ? sandwich ?? well thats boring. so we give four leaves and crystal jade bread a miss.

and we end up on this shop basement 1 beside E-generation donuts ... FANCY DELIGHTS !!

We were quite amazed as in, what does fancy delights sell ? its actually egg tarts.. lots of variety with different taste. they have a total of 10 different taste i guess.!!!

There are banana, apple and cinnamon, taiwanese tart, curry chicken, chicken.. etc etc ... you have to find it yourself! the aroma of tarts could easily kill you .. its damn nice la!~!



and we bought ....... 6 egg tarts .. 2 taiwanese, 2 cheese, 1 apple cinnamon, 1 banana



And whoooo .... we are going home .. really satisfying