Archive for the ‘ Contemplation ’ Category

Posted on October 13th, 2008 by Brian Marshal  |  No Comments »

Knowledge of The Future

(good points quoted from “Knowing God’s Will; Biblical Principles of Guidance” [Blain, M. Smith])
Some reasons why knowledge of the future could be harmful for us:
1. Knowledge of the future could be paralyzing, e.g. Saul’s experience when he consulted the witch (1 Sam 28). God leads us as much by information he withholds as by information he gives.
2. […]

Posted on September 28th, 2008 by Brian Marshal  |  1 Comment »

Kahlil Gibran : Anak

Dan seorang perempuan yang menggendong bayi dalam dakapan dadanya berkata
Bicaralah pada kami perihal Anak.
Dan dia berkata
Anak-anakmu bukanlah anak-anakmu
Mereka adalah anak-anak kehidupan yang rindu akan dirinya sendiri
Mereka dilahirkan melalui engkau tapi bukan darimu
Meskipun mereka ada bersamamu tapi mereka bukan milikmu

Pada mereka engkau dapat memberikan cintamu, tapi bukan pikiranmu
Karena mereka memiliki pikiran mereka sendiri

Engkau bisa […]

Posted on April 27th, 2008 by Brian Marshal  |  No Comments »

How do I think?

The result from a site shows:

Posted on April 27th, 2008 by Brian Marshal  |  No Comments »

Idol Addiction

It is still spinning in my head, how an idol can be stucked in one’s heart. Do they really awesome? (someone please tell me what is the essence of admiring idol(s)) Todays, I have some friends who really addicted to idol(s). I do remember some of them, for example, NEWS, HEYSAYJUMP, KINKI KIDS, etc. I do not […]

Posted on March 31st, 2008 by Brian Marshal  |  No Comments »

Religion, Controversy, and Music

It’s classic story about controversy between religion and music. This post doesn’t intended to be a justification, just give you some idea of what several musics have ever convey. This review quoted from MarloByDesign’s writing on HubPages.
Madonna - “Like A Prayer”
In 1989, Madonna released her fourth album, Like a Prayer. The video for […]

Posted on March 4th, 2008 by Brian Marshal  |  No Comments »

Do cell phones make our lives better?

1Cell phones have made our lives worse, not better. 2Remember when you could eat in a restaurant without hearing the obnoxious ring of someone’s cell phone? 3From restaurants to movie theaters, cell phones violate peace and quiet. 4And not only do they disturb others, but they also distract the people using them. […]

Posted on February 8th, 2008 by Brian Marshal  |  No Comments »

The Beauty of “A Beautiful Mind (2001)”

“Mathematicians won the war. Mathematicians broke the Japanese codes and built the A-bomb. Mathematicians… like you. The stated goal of the Soviets is global communism. In medicine or economics, in technology or space, battle lines are being drawn. To triumph, we need results. Publishable, applicable results. Now, who among you will be the next Morse? […]

Posted on January 10th, 2008 by Brian Marshal  |  No Comments »

A Young Successful Alumni from NTU

(taken from AsiaOne Business http://office.asiaone.com.sg/mymoney/startout/20070128_005.html)

When Ms Merry Riana stepped into a car showroom in Ubi three years ago, she was just 24 but had her eyes set on her first car - a black Mercedes-Benz E200 costing $180,000.
The car salesman checked her income documents to ensure she qualified for a loan. She certainly did: […]

Posted on January 1st, 2008 by Brian Marshal  |  No Comments »

Welcome 2008

Welcome 2008! Hopefully this will be another good year or even better than before…
I don’t say it’s resolution or plan or something like that, just things in my head now about this year:

Last year I still wore a white-gray uniform in my senior high school, but in 2008 no more senior high, just university. Yup, […]

Posted on December 31st, 2007 by Brian Marshal  |  No Comments »

2007 Flashback

Hi, 2007 will soon be gone! But I think the memories that I made will not.
Well, thanks God who gave me a good year and now let me have a little review about this, two thousand and seven…

In the early of this year, I had 7 days trip to Bali with my school, it was […]