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Saturday, March 7, 2009
Part II: Of the news It's a great time to blog about the local news recently. Let's recap some of the interesting, if not shocking headlines: 1) NTU student attempts murder at his prof, then commited suicide by jumping 2) NUS exchange student from the US university died after alcohol 3) Glenn Ong and Jamie Yeo separated 4) SAF Doc found dead in Melbourne 5) Latest: NTU staff found hanged Of #1 and 5: My gut feeling tells me there's more to it than meets the eye. Especially after Chun Yew's sharing yesterday during testimony time, i think it reinforces my gut feelings on this issue. Of #2: I'm quite happy with how the school has dealt with this case. I sense great effort in the school being accountable to the student body. I really like the new president because of his vision for NUS and his willingness to tell the truth - that NUS must not be complacent, but we must move on to make NUS an Asian Global university. I like that phrase. Haha. Of #3: I'm very grieved in my spirit to see Glenn and Jamie split after a 4 year marriage. They are Christians and high-profile celebrities at least in the SG context. They have an influence over the people that hear and see them, whether they like it or not. While private life is by right a separate entity from public life, but the reality is that it's never possible for both to be mutually exclusive. I think I have a lot to say about their split, especially the mass media sensationalizing their relationship, calling Glenn Ong Singapore's Brad Pitt. (read: He splitted with Jennifer Aniston and married Angelina Jolie) I don't think that is a compliment at all. I wonder how the church members in Glenn and Jamie's church will respond to this news. Perhaps not outrightly, but inwardly as in attitudes & in mindset. It's no longer possible to say that the split is just between the couple, and whatever attitudes and emotions are confined to the couple alone. I hope reality strikes them because we live in an interconnected world. That is what God wanted for us - we make up the body of Christ. No one is an island. While I don't wish to see harsh criticisms coming down on them, I also don't wish to see people thinking that "As long as you have God's grace with you, it's okay". It is an abhorrence for ANYONE to think that God's grace will cover our sins without the need to TRULY repent. That speaks of lawlessness. That is the question of how sincere/genuine you are in your repentance. Or how seriously you take God for. A wishing well? A talisman? Garlic for vampires? Labels: daily rantings 1:37 PM
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