Angels' names
Once, I wondered, why and how do we know the angels’ names. Because I think, why do angels’ speak Hebrew? Or the names like Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael are named by human beings?
Finally, I know the answer after I read the sermon of Pope St Gregory the Great (here). The names are revealed to the human beings because of the meaning of each name. The names were known in Hebrew, but the meaning of each name is universal.
Allah
I read a news. Here.
We never know the name of God in this life, since He is mysterious. Whatever we call Him, “God”, “Lord”, “天主”, “上帝”, “上主”, “Yahweh”, “Jehovah”, “雅威”, “耶和華”, “Al Shaddai”, “Almighty God”, “全能的天主”, “神”, etc., He is still the same God.
Though each of us might describe Him differently, that doesn’t mean He is different. For example, there is a person A, we don’t know his name. And Jack knows A, Jack says A is a good man. And John also knows A, John doesn’t say that A is good, but A is kind and friendly. And James said A is not good. Though they describe A differently, A is still A.
My father's condition
75th day (5/6/2008)
Finally, my father is discharged from hospital.
70th day (31/5/2008)
The nasogastric tube (feeding tube) is taken away.
68th day( 29/5/2008)
Doctor said that my father no more MRSA again.
66th day (27/5/2008)
Physiotherapist said that, he cannot use the walking frame yet. His hands are not strong enough now.
64th day (25/5/2008)
Can sit more steady than before. The doctors said that, MRSA still there. Need to continue observing.
He cannot swallow the solid food, even the porridge.
Puzzle Quest PC: Dark Dwarf Capture Solution
I think some of the people who played Puzzle Quest PC version cannot find the solution of capturing Dark Dwarf from internet. This is the solution I found. I think this solution also solves the PSP version, but I don’t try it.
H8 up
F6 down
A8 up
F7 up
D6 right
Final Story of My Mother 媽媽最後的故事
這是我在復活節期間所發生的事:
| 20/3/2008 (聖周四) | 爸爸媽媽從詩巫(家鄉)駕車到了三瑪拉漢(我念書的地方),為探望我外公外婆(在古晉)。 |
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| 21/3/2008 (受難節) | 爸爸媽媽與我約好在教堂參與受難節禮儀。 |
| 22/3/2008 (聖周六) | 爸爸媽媽與我約好,和親戚一起吃午餐(肉骨茶)。 |
| 23/3/2008 (復活節) | 爸爸媽媽要駕車回家,因為星期一開工,於是…… |
| 7.30am | 與我在教堂見面,參與主日彌撒。 |
| 9點多 | 吃早餐。 |
| 11點多 | 到我住的地方拿些東西,便啟程。 因為一個人在家(住的地方),所以就玩電腦。 |
| 3點多 | 開始下雨。 |
| 5點多 | 我想爸爸媽媽應該到家了,就繼續等電話。 結果電話來了,是我不知道的電話號碼。 醫院打來,說我爸爸車禍重傷,叫我快到泗里街(詩巫與古晉之間的小鎮)。 我便問媽媽傷勢如何。 醫生跟我說抱歉…… 於是我叫醫生幫忙通知哥哥(在詩巫)。 因為我交通不方便,便致電給舅舅(在古晉),叫他載我。 接著,我便哀號痛哭。 哥哥致電給我,告訴我說:“一定要幫阿爸祈禱,已經失去一個了,一定要救回一個,知道嗎?” 我便傳送短訊給我所有認識的朋友(同一個教會的),要求他們為我父親祈禱。 姐姐也致電給我…… |
| 8點多 | 舅舅等人到我家載我。 於是我們便啟程。 |
| 9點多 | 哥哥便傳短訊給我,告訴我直接回詩巫。 於是我們便改變行程。訂翌日最早班機的機票。 我便去姨姨家過夜。 |
| 24/3/2008 (星期一) | 到詩巫。 |
| 早上 | 哥哥載我去緊急病房探望爸爸。 當我到時,爸爸開始有點清醒。 於是,哥哥對爸爸說:“阿爸,要堅強,知道嗎?一定要度過這一關。” 之後便回家。 辦理很多的事情。 |
| 11.00am | 姐姐到詩巫。 |
| 7.30pm | 很多教堂認識的朋友到我家為媽媽祈禱。 |
| 9點多 | 叔叔嬸嬸從吉隆坡來到我家。 |
| 25/3/2008 (星期二) | 送殯。 |
| 凌晨4點多 | 啟程去泗里街。 |
| 凌晨6點多 | 蓋棺。啟程回詩巫。 |
| 8.00am | 到了教堂,葬禮彌撒。 神父說了很多。然我落淚的就是:“本來,有一個人現在應該在這個葬禮彌撒。可惜他不能來。他現在在醫院緊急病房裡。” 看到媽媽的親戚朋友同事,我不僅流淚。 彌撒完畢,便啟程去墓園。 |
| 10點左右 | 到達墓園,下葬。 媽媽的人生寫下了句號。她將自己的人生道理留給了自己的子女。 |
This is what was happened to me during the Easter season:
Thanks, all of you...
這段時間發生了太多的事。
A lot of things happened recently.
感謝所有為我一家祈禱的人。
生老病死,悲歡離合,都是人生必經之路。
Thanks to those who pray for my family.
Birth, old, sick, die, sad, happy, leaving and gathering, these are all we must face in our life.
Maundy Thursday
I just figure out this (about the Maundy Thursday) recently. But I don’t know am I correct or not. If I am wrong, please tell me.
Gospel said that, “that year” the Passover was on a sabbath day. And Jesus celebrated the Passover a day before the sabbath day. For the Jewish, a day started from sunset until next sunset. Therefore, the sabbath day is the sunset of Friday until Saturday. That means, Jesus celebrated the Passover during the evening of Thursday, which is a day before Friday evening.
Mysterious theories
Read this article: Top 10 Space Conspiracy Theories
Yes, so interesting… I like the theory about Mayan calendar. Because Mayan calendar can count from about 10 thousand years BC, but the final years is 2012 AD (or CE, common era). So weird.
OpenGL matrix mode
There is a problem when switching matrix mode between GL_MODELVIEW and GL_PROJECTION. As an easy practice, we always glLoadIdentity() after glMatrixMode() to reset the matrix. Because of this, the object displayed in GL_MODELVIEW will be disappeared when we glLoadIdentity() in GL_PROJECTION. Actually, this is because after we glLoadIdentity(), the gluPerspective() (or whatever we have used in GL_PROJECTION) will be reset. That is why the object in GL_MODELVIEW will be disappeared. To make it appear, that means we need to set back the gluPerspective().
Petition
如果我們把東西借給人,當我們需要那東西時,就會不斷地催迫那人儘快交還。若那人尚未交換,我們就會不斷地催迫,一直地催迫,直到那人交還為止。
If we lend something to other people, when we need the thing back, we will unceasingly ask him to return the thing as soon as possible. If he not yet returns, we will urge and urge until he returns the thing.
但若我們的祈禱,也能有這種毅力,不斷地祈求,必會得到所求的。然而,我們不會這樣地祈求天父。因為我們沒有把任何東西借給天父。天父亦不欠我們任何東西,而且需要幫忙的是我們。另外,我們也不敢這樣祈求天主聖父。因為,我們知道自己是罪人。這是理所當然的,我們本來就應該要承認自己的罪過。因此,我們若真的有所求,就必須先向天父認罪,並求天父寬恕。為求天主寬恕,自己就應當先寬恕別人。之後,就祈求天主。
If we pray with the persistence like this, we should get whatever we ask. However, we will not pray like this to the Father. This is because we do not lend anything to the Father. And the Father doesn’t owe us anything. Even more, we are the ones who need the help. Besides that, we are not dare to pray like this to the Father. Because, we know that we are sinners. Of course, we should confess our sins. Therefore, if we really have petitions, we need to confess our sins to the Father first, and ask for forgiveness. To ask for forgiveness, we need to forgive others. Then, we can ask from God.