Tried posting this up last night but blogger.com had a problem logging into blogger.com. So here it is.
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I wanted to post this blog up couple of hours back but was running late for supper. Hence I’m posting it now. Supper was really crappy with the 2 of them. Drove down to Owen’s to pick Ber up then drove up to Yishun to meet Hoon. We had iced tea, iced milk tea, and Ber’s hot milo. Pity Alv and PE couldn’t make it.
Oh, can we celebrate Ling’s birthday on this Sunday? Ya? Most of us cannot make it this Saturday. Any strong objections?
It’s the 6th day of the 6th month of the 6th year of the 2nd century. Anno Domino 2006. Well, it sure is funny that there are crazy people around the globe saying this day is ‘Dooms day’ or the Devil’s day or whatsoever. The fact that it’s 666 doesn’t mean much anyway. Many perceive that 666 is the Devil’s number, or number of the Beast.
Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name. This calls for wisdom: let him who has understanding reckon the number of the beast, for it is a human number, its number is six hundred and sixty-six. - Rev 13:16-18
Well, apparently many scholars believe that 666 is the code number for the Roman Emperor Nero Claudius Cæsar Augustus Germanicus. Long name I know.
Apparently he was known to be quite an insane ruler. Quoting from historian Suetonis,
“Although at first Nero's acts of wantonness, lust, extravagance, avarice and cruelty were gradual, some thought that they might be dismissed as senslessness of youth. However even then their nature was such that no one doubted that they were defects of his character and not due to his time of life.”
I’m not a decoder or a historian or what not, but I’m pretty sure that this 666 is definitely NOT the Devil’s number. It’s a wrong perception. So let’s all be the minority who knows the fact and be a little bit smarter from this moment onwards. =)
Malay lessons tonight were fun - in a way. Remembering the numbers in sequence is easy, but saying a 7 digit number impromptu is no easy feat. It’s not surprising that some of them get their tongues tied and twisted.
Imagine this-
9,999,999
English: Nine million, nine hundred and ninety nine thousand, nine hundred and ninety nine.
Malay: Sembilan rebu sembilan ratus sembilan puluh sembilan rebu, sembilan ratus, sembilan puluh sembilan.
Had a talk with Jeremy on the phone. Gonna accompany him to NSC tomorrow. Somehow I have this strong urge to persuade him to go for MDC. Will try and talk to him and encourage him about it. I don’t see what’s so bad and unglam about it. I think it’s a rather good opportunity to expand his musical knowledge during this 2 years. I feel that it doesn’t matter what other people think about this posting, but rather if he could make the best out of it and learn as much as he can. That’s what’s more important.
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I’m so blessed to have wonderful people around me. Thank you Lord. =)
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I wanted to post this blog up couple of hours back but was running late for supper. Hence I’m posting it now. Supper was really crappy with the 2 of them. Drove down to Owen’s to pick Ber up then drove up to Yishun to meet Hoon. We had iced tea, iced milk tea, and Ber’s hot milo. Pity Alv and PE couldn’t make it.
Oh, can we celebrate Ling’s birthday on this Sunday? Ya? Most of us cannot make it this Saturday. Any strong objections?
It’s the 6th day of the 6th month of the 6th year of the 2nd century. Anno Domino 2006. Well, it sure is funny that there are crazy people around the globe saying this day is ‘Dooms day’ or the Devil’s day or whatsoever. The fact that it’s 666 doesn’t mean much anyway. Many perceive that 666 is the Devil’s number, or number of the Beast.
Also it causes all, both small and great, both rich and poor, both free and slave, to be marked on the right hand or the forehead, so that no one can buy or sell unless he has the mark, that is, the name of the beast or the number of its name. This calls for wisdom: let him who has understanding reckon the number of the beast, for it is a human number, its number is six hundred and sixty-six. - Rev 13:16-18
Well, apparently many scholars believe that 666 is the code number for the Roman Emperor Nero Claudius Cæsar Augustus Germanicus. Long name I know.
Apparently he was known to be quite an insane ruler. Quoting from historian Suetonis,
“Although at first Nero's acts of wantonness, lust, extravagance, avarice and cruelty were gradual, some thought that they might be dismissed as senslessness of youth. However even then their nature was such that no one doubted that they were defects of his character and not due to his time of life.”
I’m not a decoder or a historian or what not, but I’m pretty sure that this 666 is definitely NOT the Devil’s number. It’s a wrong perception. So let’s all be the minority who knows the fact and be a little bit smarter from this moment onwards. =)
Malay lessons tonight were fun - in a way. Remembering the numbers in sequence is easy, but saying a 7 digit number impromptu is no easy feat. It’s not surprising that some of them get their tongues tied and twisted.
Imagine this-
9,999,999
English: Nine million, nine hundred and ninety nine thousand, nine hundred and ninety nine.
Malay: Sembilan rebu sembilan ratus sembilan puluh sembilan rebu, sembilan ratus, sembilan puluh sembilan.
Had a talk with Jeremy on the phone. Gonna accompany him to NSC tomorrow. Somehow I have this strong urge to persuade him to go for MDC. Will try and talk to him and encourage him about it. I don’t see what’s so bad and unglam about it. I think it’s a rather good opportunity to expand his musical knowledge during this 2 years. I feel that it doesn’t matter what other people think about this posting, but rather if he could make the best out of it and learn as much as he can. That’s what’s more important.
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I’m so blessed to have wonderful people around me. Thank you Lord. =)
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