The Appeal

Hi,

I just bought a new legal thriller book entitled The Appeal by John Grisham from MPH on Thursday. It was delivered this morning. So fast! It says 3-5 says to be delivered and it was delivered within two days.  The Appeal is really thrilling to read from the first page. Most of his books have very well introductions that will keep you reading on and on. John Grisham has written very good legal thriller books so far. I have read a few of them and it include:

1. The Firm
2. The King of Torts
3. The Last Juror
4. The Innocent Man (True Story)
5. The Street Lawyer

Please visit www.jgrisham.com and then go to "The Books" section and select The Appeal for more details on the book.

I will be meeting up with some of my friends tomorrow for lunch. It will be good.

Saturday - Taman Tasik Permaisuri

Pictures taken during my jog today at Taman Tasik Permaisuri:

Special Section for the Disabled

Reflexology Pavement

Information about the Importance of Fitness and How To Measure It

Children's Playground 1

Taman Puteri Iskandar 1

Taman Puteri Iskandar Fountain

Taman Puteri Iskandar 2

Taman Puteri Iskandar 3

Taman Puteri Iskandar 4

Lush Greeneries

Children's Playground 2

Children's Playground 3

Children's Playground 4

Saturday Morning

Hi, Favourite Songs of the Week Ben E. King: Stand By Me Celine Dion & Andrea Bocelli / Josh Groban & Charlotte Church: The Prayer Damien Leith / The Righteous Brothers: Unchained Melody Leona Lewis: Better In Time Oldies: Ob La Di Ob La Da, Those Were The Days One Republic: Stop and Stare Theme Songs for Japanese Animes: Big Windup, Dragon Ball (End), The Law of Ueki (End 1st Season), Solty Rei, Slam Dunk, Fate / Stay Night (End) Some of the pictures that I took yesterday:

Traffic Jam at Jalan Raja Laut yesterday around six forty five (1)

Traffic Jam at Jalan Raja Laut yesterday around six forty five (2)

Wednesday

Here are some pictures that I have taken today:

Construction of the new Sogo Basement Carpark 1

Construction of the new Sogo Basement Carpark 2

Refurbishment works at the Sungai below the Bandaraya LRT Station

Sambutan Bulan Kemerdekaan Banner 1

Sambutan Bulan Kemerdekaan Banner 2 Ritz Carlton Mints Wording on my colleague's water bottle - Happiness - The way is not in the sky, The way is in the heart. At the other side, it says Happiness depends on ourselved Wording on my water bottle - Stay Young Always Semua House Food Court Nelson's Banner at Semua House Food Court

SJI Meeting with Marcus, other students & several teachers

Hi, I have visted my secondary school today, met my friend Marcus and talked to several of the teachers here. I studied at St. John's Institution from 1998 - 2002 (Form 1 to Form Five). Most of the things in school are unchanged except for several items which include the new Pondok Bacaan, the Braille Garden and the Sudut Reflexologi. Saw all the performances that the school had in conjunction with Malaysia's 51st Independence Celebrations. Students enrolled this year (2008) are very creative. Some of them are more creative compared to the years where I did my secondary education. Then had lunch with Marcus at a beef noodles stall at Petaling Street and walk around in Central Market. Below are the pictures taken:

Main Buliding which houses the School's Office and Form 1 to Form 4 Classes. Also houses our computer laboratory, Smart Lab

The Form Five Block where I studied in. My class 5H is located on the 2nd floor Mission Statement on Special Education. This section of my school also houses the Form Six Block on the upper floors, two Form Three classes and the Teacher's Room. My Form 3 class, 3T was here in 2000.

Science Labs

Bookshop / Field Area

Braille Garden

Pondok Membaca / Reading Corner

Sudut Refleksologi / Reflexology Corner

Field Area 1

Field Area 2

Pathway to the Canteen Sports Development Programme with sponsors

Living Skills Workshop

Christianity Elements in The Chronicles of Narnia

Hi, I have read all the seven books of The Chronicles of Narnia¹ which consists of:

1. The Magician's Nephew
2. The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
3. The Horse & His Boy
4. Prince Caspian
5. The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
6. The Silver Chair
7. The Last Battle

2 books from the book, The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe & Prince Caspian has been made into movies. All these books talks about the adventures of the kingdom of Narnia and how several children were brought to Narnia by the Narnia Lion. The characters which appears the most in these books are Peter, Edmund, Susan & Lucy. They are the four kings and queens in Narnia in the 2nd book. Then in the Voyage of the Dawn Treader, Eustace was brought to Narnia and in the next book, Jill who was in the same school as Eustace was brought there as well. In the first book, we meet Digory and Polly. All of these characters are then reunited again in The Last Battle as the Seven Kings and Queens of Narnia. There are several Christianity elements that I've found in The Chronicles of Narnia:

• God - the character of Aslan in the story
• Satan - The characters of The White Witch (Book 1), King Miraz(Book 4) , The Queen of Underland (Book 6)
• Jesus' Death and Resurrection (Jesus' Dying for our sins on our behalf) in Chapters 14 - 16 in The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
• Heaven in The Last Battle in the last chapter (Chapter 16)
• Creation of the World / Heaven (The Magician's Nephew)
• Temptation in The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe (Chapters 3-4)
• God is a God of Comfort and God who protects in The Horse & The Boy (Chapters 6 and 11)
• God is a God who transforms people (Similar to Paul's transformation in Acts) in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chapters 6-7)
• God is a God of Healing in The Voyage of the Dawn Treader (Chapter 7)
• God use the weak to make the strong in The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe, Prince Caspian, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader & The Silver Chair

Note that all of these are taken from the seven books of The Chronicles of Narnia. Please refer to the citiaton below: ¹ Lewis, C.S, The Chronicles of Narnia 2001, HarperCollinsPublishers, London ² ISBN Number: 0-00-711730-2

Life of Pi

Hi, Here is a review of Life of Pi book. I like to read it. Life of Pi is about an sixteen year old Indian Boy, Piscine Molitor Patel (Known as Pi Patel) who loves God, animals and survived the tragic sinking of a cargo ship together with some interesting survivors. It includes a hyena, a zebra, a 450 pound Royal Bengal Tiger and a female orang utan. Pi Patel was on the cargo ship because his father was planning to move his family to Canada when Mrs. Gandhi took over the leadership in India. It tells how God had protected Pi after the shipwreck and how he managed to survive the encounter between him and Richard Parker, the Royal Bengal Tiger. It also tells about his adventures of his 225 days of survival on the cargo ship. He managed to find food supplies and life preservers underneath the cargo ship. In this story, God has truly blessed and protected him all the way until people found him. This is a truly one of the best books that I have read. It is by Yann Martel. This book was awarded the Man Booker Prize in 2002.