The Ukraine elections

Viktor Yanukovych won the election with a marginal vote of 2.41 percentage points over Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.

The world is always in search of effective leaders and when these leaders aren’t able to meet up to their nation expectations, then a re election would be called. Of course, this isn’t a perfect mold for every elections but most. Though the triumph of this election is marginal, I’ve come to realize that one of the relatively most essential components to the victory has a lot of do with the time line before they are being elected. Since power with authority is only given after being elected, most would have to captivate the hearts of the nation through their words and few deliberate efforts which maybe glamorized by the media. Therefore, the point where most countries every felt hope in my personal opinion is everything before the person gets elected.

This is why we can quote many different instances where the term ‘government failure’ falls into place. When the failure of leadership in Venezuelan and even this Ukraine elections where the leader failed to bring about rejuvenating economic and worse still having political infighting. Even as i typed the term of government failure, i cannot help but to believe that such term is an irony.

Now I simply wonder about this marginal percentage point of victory, which implies nearly half the nation doubts his ability to lead effectively. So even if he promise is simply comfortable and safe, will that actually be achievable? Or was is simply another peak before one gets elected?

Therefore, I believe that the true test of a democratic leadership comes only after one is being elected but nothing too glamorized about the process towards the title.

On a random note, I do believe that real leadership is tested in democracy state then communism or autocratic states.

Having said all these, I comprehend that leading a nation is simply beyond an idea. Just like how Hillary Clinton puts it in the December issue of Newsweek, it’s a 24/7 job. But i would like to push it further to 25/7. How does that happen? Only someone who the right strategy and tenacity would then be able to do it.

Hoe

Respect

In this day and age, clone armies are weak armies. Mindless supporters are worthless.
Leadership becomes a chemistry among the people, enabling them to draw energy for one another. And for that to happen, leadership has to respect each individual in his own right and according to his nature.
- George yeo

Children

We worry about what a child will become tomorrow yet we forget that he is someone today – Stacia Tauscher

How true are that of parenting today? The present is the future.

By W E Henly

This was thought as one of the inspirations for Nelson Mandela. A wise president which knew what could draw the hearts of men of different colours, races, economic status and faith.

Out of the night that covers me,
Black as the pit from pole to pole,
I thank whatever gods may be
For my unconquerable soul.
In the fell clutch of circumstance
I have not winced nor cried aloud.
Under the bludgeonings of chance
My head is bloody, but unbowed.
Beyond this place of wrath and tears
Looms but the Horror of the shade,
And yet the menace of the years
Finds and shall find me unafraid.
It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishments the scroll,
I am the master of my fate:
I am the captain of my soul.

heard

It has been long since I last walked through the park and interceded as if time had stood still.  You do not need to know the content of the prayers, but for one thing that I’m certain of is that My God has heard my prayers.

Though it may seem to be an endless chant of prayers but deep in my heart I know that he is moving beyond my wildest imagination.

So God, I know I’m heard and I wait in expectation for your power to continue to move through myself as your instrument.

I wrestle in prayer over yours souls, but he wrestle his life for yours. Hence, though it was a few minutes I know this isn’t really a big sacrifice in comparison. But you mean a lot to me and his love. Individually, name by name I prayed.

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Let mine be a subset of yours.

Broken but helpless

No matter what new policies, systems or even regulations that will be implace in near future or today, the prevalent amount of injustice seems ever growing.

Maybe there hasn’t or will never be a perfect system to govern the world and bring it to the state of even near utopia. Systems will always be improving to meet the needs of the unsaid, but will never as far as i can comprehend touch all the needs of the explotied childrens.

Yet we living on this side of the world do feel for them but at times helpless. Even when we donate or purchase items that indicates a certain amount will be given to those with unmet needs, I wonder who ever questioned the realiabilty of it. Hence, the only way to be certain is to be there. But how many of us actually can? The very seat we sit on the plane could simply be the labour of a child who doesn’t even know anything.

Yet many times, though we want to help the broken and we are helpless. More often than not it’s always a concern rather than we honestly want to bring them light.

We actually don’t need to go to the other side of the planet to do something, start from where we are. Open up our eyes to this generation that is lost and we see them everyday. Often times, we care about what’s far from us but fail to look at our own

a short write up

this is to remind me that DAVID YOU GOT TO INTERCEDE FOR YOUR LIFE DAILY FOR 10 MINUTES.

HAVE I INTERCEDED?

HOE

my only 22nd birthday!

Firstly, I would like to proudly declare that I’m loved by my life group (Sharlene, Bridge and Wei Keat). Honestly, being in church for so many years this is something that I would have never expect anyone would do for me. They pasted this happy birthday and a rabbit there while I was away from home.

However, i guess the highlight of my birthday isn’t much about what has happened and will happen but rather I’m truly glad that I could take an hour out just now to spend time with my savior, Jesus.

Honestly, I’m just so glad to have gone through my 21st year with God. It was awesome!

If there’s something that I’m grateful to God about for my 21st year old was to comprehend what does it mean to be a church without that  is beyond those bricks but lives.

I quote from my letter to God:

If there’s something that I honestly want to thank you for this entire year you taught me what does it mean to have a church beyond bricks. This has certainly been a year of changes for me. From a person that always struggle with power it became someone who desires to finds your purpose. From someone who dares not live out my weakness to someone that dares to share it with others. From someone who only understood individuality to someone who knows that I have a family that is there to struggle with me.

In short it used to be God and me, but now it’s God and us.

Even as i took a hindsight reflection, I cannot help but to thank God for his grace and mercy in my life. Honestly, I was a nobody but God found me and made me to become someone he would use to bring others to his light. God has placed those people in my life to learn and received grace.

From my letter i quote:

But it’s how you found me and taught me through the people that you have placed in my life. God, if there’s some people that I really want to thank for this birthday who you have used to shape my life it would be Priscilla for being someone who guides me firmly with your truth, Dennis that allowed me to understood that there’s no condemnation in Christ and my identity in God and Zi Ying for believing and speaking words of affirmation to who I can become in you. God, I just want to thank you for your grace and mercy in my life through all these people.

Lastly, if you are thinking what are my birthday wishes it will be as follows.

I quote form my letter:

God, I comprehend that this entire birthday wishes are necessary so I shall take this time to ask of you for the following things:

1. This coming year and beyond that I want to a Christ centered man rather than self centered.
2. I pray that God will give me the courage and opportunity to bring my Father to God.
3. Even as I serve God in wherever I will be placed this coming year, I will not forget the purpose that God has called me to his ministry
4. That through me and other instruments of God, he will rise up a strong generations of young man and woman of God who will lead Woodlands.
5. Lastly, I pray that you will always help me to remain child like

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Struggle

The process towards making the faith our own, one must goes through struggles in order to make it his own. The decision is momentary, but the process is an agony.

Is your faith yours or still someone else?

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Those are the very same faces where we can put up a smile, yet they may also be the similar faces where we can frown. But are they the same faces where we can be weak and vlunerable?

Maybe the question would be, to whom and when was the last time we were able to be weak and vlunerable with?

This entire idea of life group has been resounding in my mind recently and I wonder if it’s a slightly deeper than superfical group or somewhere where we can simply be weak with.

Sometimes, the silent consent pride is given through the many smiles and frowns. Still, will we choose to go beyond those slightly more than superfical sharing?

I’m just wondering while walking the streets of smiles with unseen brokeness that’s crying out within.

It’s 2.21am and this part of my city is as lively as before. Patrons come with no guilt conscience. Maybe they once had, but no one really bother afterall.

Hoe