Sunday, May 18, 2008

Herbs to boost sexual imperfection

Everyday my mailbox is swamped with junk mails which I do not need at all. Previously it was flooded with promotional offers for watches, TVs, cell phones and motivational talks. My address have since traveled a long way, to distant lands, circulated to heaven knows who.

Now what I usually received are mails from a generation of people who are concern about my sexual health and hope their products will relieve me from my sexual frustration. These so called ‘pharmaceutical companies’ or most probably sex peddlers are desperately competing with each other to promote their sex improvement drugs at their best discounted price.

I always wonder why people are so dependable on synthetic drugs to boost their sexual performance. Viagra and Cialis may be the answer to sexual capability but there are other options which are just as effective in enhancing sexual health.

Out there in the tropical jungles are countless natural plants which promise certainty. They do not produce side effects like sildenafil citrate. It was fun while popping the blue pills but overdosing our age remain the same forever.

With sex so freely exchanged, an active sexual lifestyle is nothing unusual. To some, sad to say, when they are in the mood, their lazy cuckoos are slumbering. Even through manipulation, it is so stubborn, it refuses to lift its head to sing the national anthem.

Recently coffee mix formulated with passion enhancement herbs which trigger erection has become a craze here. Usually, coffeemix carrying passion substances comes with dosage and direction of use. A sachet per cup is recommended but consumers thought that the more they drink, will afford a better performance and extended energy. No, no don’t be too enthusiastic. Over consumption will only cause harm rather than help. Those who have cardiac problems are strictly advised not to try. Coffee itself boost energy and alertness. Added with passion herbs you can rocket to the moon.

Example of herbs that contribute to passion enhancement are ginseng (mandrake), tongkat ali, guarana, maca roots, manjakani, puncture vine, ashwaganda, muira puama, ginger… The list is long. These herbs hold great potential to solving frustrated problems. Embracing herbal products is a better choice to escape from sexual imperfection.

Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Do Catholics Worship Statues?

Do Catholics worship statues? This article published in the Herald, a Catholic weekly brought back memories to the time when I first refused to hold joss sticks and bowed before our ancestral tablet.

I had announced it was against Christianity to pray to idols. Images made from stones, wood or other materials are forbidden.

My mother wanted me to explain the presence of the statues of Jesus Christ and Mother Mary at the altars of every Catholic church. The Virgin Mary is not God and why am I praying to her. I was confused. I was loss for words. I had no ammunition to fight back. I lost that verbal battle. She is wiser than me. It took me years to realize I was at the wrong place.

After God delivered the people of Israel out of Egypt, He gave Moses the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai. The 2nd Commandment taught us.

“You shall not make yourselves any idols: any images resembling animals, birds or fish” (Ex 20:4). “You must never bow to an image or worship it in any way “ (Ex 20:5).

In his article on August 10, 2004, Robert H. Brom, Bishop of San Diego Diocese , defended claims raised by other Christian denominations that Catholics are idolaters. He argued Catholics do not worship idols but only use images of Jesus Christ and saints “to recall the person or thing depicted” and “use statues as teaching tools”. He further added that “God does not even forbid the ritual use of religious images” and “It is when people begin to adore a statue as a god that the Lord becomes angry.”

He quoted several bible contents to substantiate his statement that God encouraged the makings of statues.

Ex 25:18
God instructed Moses to erect images of angels on the Ark in his Tabernacle

1 Chr 28:18
God specifically wanted Solomon to build his temple, which included the erection of gold angels with their wings spread over the Ark of the Covenant of the Lord

Ezekiel 41:17
Ezekiel in one of his visions from God saw carvings of cherubim with two faces one of a man and the other of a young lion in the inner wall leading into the Holy of Holies of the Temple.

Num 21:8
When the King of Edom refused to allow the Israelites to pass through his land on their way to the Promised Land, the depressed Israelites complained to Moses about the wilderness and the lack of food. God seeing their impatience and ungratefulness sent poisonous snakes as punishment. Moses was then asked to make a bronze serpent to heal those who were bitten by those snakes. Just one look at the image and whoa! they were cured.

I am not a theologian. Who am I to judge the Catholics? To each his own.

A Satisfying Soul

I found that each time I gave someone something I felt happy. I saw their faces lighted up, the smiles on their faces, and the thanks in their eyes. Some of them just did not even say thank you to me. They just lowered their eyes and smiled.

I may not be rich. My bank account has no 6 zeros but God bless me whenever my purse is empty. I need not rob a bank to fill my purse for God bless me with a satisfying soul.

I will always remember those tiny oval biscuits with colored sugar tops. When I was little, I just couldn’t make up my mind which color to choose. The pink, the yellow, the blue, the green or the white. The different colors muddled my mind. I wanted all though they tasted the same. Eating those biscuits made me so greedy.

And there are lots of greedy hearts out there, who are not satisfied with what they are given. They demanded more and still complained about what they get.

Money do not fall as rain from the sky. We have to work for it. Praying every day will not guarantee the leaves of the money plant will turn into notes. Laying prostate before God will not guarantee food will appear on a tray before us.

I do not blame others when there is no food at my table, no pretty clothes in my closets, no mats to sleep on, no roof over my head. I blame myself for not trying hard enough.

Riding the highways

While traveling the main roads in Kuala Lumpur, even though motorbikes lanes have been constructed especially for them, you could paralyze for a moment when out of a sudden a motorbike flashed by you. That could have caused an accident through no fault of yours because the motorcyclist had no right to be where he was in the first place. Motorbike lanes are exclusively built for their use but sometimes motorcyclists just choose not to use them. Using the lanes curtained their spirit to race like Valentino Rossi. You could see them zig-zagging, similarly to performing a Chinese dragon dance on the busy roads.

Seeing them in a group contributed to a feeling of uneasiness, bordering on suspicion. They may be the Mat Rempits. They caused fear to civilians and terrorized their victims mercilessly. Ya, ya those road lunatics, our government at one time supported. They are praised for their gifted motorcyclist’s skills.
I must add that not everyone who travels in a group is a Mat Rempit. Those riding the Harvey Davidson bikes would want me to disqualify them from the title. They are the harmless, adventure and leisure loving enthusiastics socializing with each other.

Why do I hit on them today, what triggers my sensitivity to criticize them?

It was already 7 am. A time when most of us were hurrying to work. A time when most of us held an impatient temper. A car from a side road decided to join the mainstream traffic without signaling. I swerved slightly to the right lane. Like lightening a motorbike flashed by. I held back my oil. I missed him by a blink. I could have knocked him or he could have slammed into me. Gooseberries surfaced, my pores perspired. It left me shaken.

As for the motorcyclist, he was well ahead, unaware of what he had caused me. To me it was a frightening experience. To the daredevils, that was wet, wet water.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Immunity From The Law

When our current Prime Minister came into power, he took his stand at the podium and profusely declared to the nation that his would be a transparent government. Much to his consternation as days passed, the true characteristics of squeaky clean politicians began to surface. What we have now is a bunch of hungry politicians, caught with their hands deeply submerged in the nation’s piggy banks, siphoning tax-payers sweat-earned money. Aren’t their salaries and perks sufficient for them?

Given the full discretional power to oversea the millions or billions of ringgit temptingly floating passed their eyes under their leadership, to keep some for their own is undebatable. These corrupted politicians became so bold they even recruit their family members to form a formidable partnership.

Who dares to question them? Who have the latitudinal right to ask them for explanation? Who have the authority to put these unscrupulous politicians and their cohorts behind bars? Do the people of Malaysia have the judicial right to ask them to return the millions they sponged from us? After all those are our money not theirs in the first place.

Malaysia could have been a prosperous nation if we are rid of these parasitic individuals. Our government need not have to borrow from other countries from time to time. It is so shameful to ask for a loan and so pathetic to be subjected to a money lender’s dancing tunes.

In Malaysia it is not unusual to have a guilty politician go free after a few harsh words, minus punishment from the law. After a few years later, get elected, back to public office and representing the nation again.

A salute to these politicians. I wondered who is supporting them, making them so bold embezzling public funds right under the nation’s nose and yet received immunity from the law.

Encyclopedia Britannica Article On Rain

Not wanting to be left standing at the wharf watching others launched their ships, Encyclopedia Britannica recently posted an article on Rain in their 2007 Review. Recognizing Rain’s popularity, it hoped by carrying information on him, it could boost their subscription membership.

Reading the article revealed that Rain is not its favorite son. Its prejudicial accusation that Rain’s popularity in Time 100 List was through his fans’ multiple voting system rather than his ‘breadth of influence’.

It must be painful for Britannica to upload their article holding this feeling of resentment against Rain. Yet, they did not hesitate to apply Rain’s influence to attract more visitors to its site. At least for now due to Rain’s inclusion millions of his fans are clicking away.

To access their library of information and images one has to part with USD69.95 per annum. It offers a 7 day free trial with cancellation any time. Just leave behind your email address and credit card details and you can start browsing.

Anyway, anyone who wants to view Britannica’s new addition need not have to go to the hassle to register for I have the article right here.

Rain, South Korean singer & actor Jung Ji Hoon
born June 25, 1982, Seoul, South Korea

In 2007 South Korean pop singer and actor Rain topped Time magazine’s online poll as the most influential person in the world. Though this status was undoubtedly testament more to the dedication of his fans (who could vote as many times as they wished) than to the true breadth of his influence, Rain was unquestionably a pan-Asian superstar. Often called the Korean Justin Timberlake for his smooth hip-hop dance moves, he dominated the charts throughout East and Southeast Asia and sold out arenas across the region. He also began to parlay some previous acting experience, as well as well as his boyish good looks and muscular physique, into a movie career. His greatest ambition, however, was to become the first Asian pop star to achieve crossover success in the U.S.; that goal remained unrealized.

He began performing in his teens as a rapper in a short-lived band called Fanclub. He decided to pursue a solo career, and in 2002 he launched his first album, Bad Guy, with a glittering concert performance that made him a star in South Korea overnight. The following year he starred in a Korean television serial, Sang Doo! Let’s Go to School, and released a second album, How to Avoid the Sun. Another successful television soap opera, Full House, followed; it was widely broadcast in Asia. In 2004, following the successful release of his third album, It’s Raining, Rain made his first concert tour of Japan. By 2005 he was atop the Korean wave, hallyu, and he was arguably the chief object of the Asian craze for Korean pop culture. His Rainy Day concert tour sold out throughout East Asia; he had become a heartthrob to millions of fans around the world, aided by the Internet and DVDs.

In 2006 Rain made concert appearances in New York City and Las Vegas, recorded a duet with the American R&B singer Omarion, released his fourth album, Rain’s World, and made his film debut in I’m a Cyborg, but That’s OK. At the end of the year, a planned world tour ran into trouble, and most of the North American concerts were canceled. Rain, apparently unfazed, continued to study English, and he began work on his first Hollywood movie, Speed Racer, scheduled for release in 2008. He also announced plans for an English-language album. “Once I release my album,” he said, “people can say, ‘Justin Timberlake, he is like an American version of Rain.’”

K. Anne Ranson