the ultimate resume

Dear Sumire,

I stumbled across this amazing resume today. Well, the funny thing was I was googling and reading about human rights and peace rallies when this post came next in a blog.

Well, enjoy the Resume, and hopefully after reading this, we might be able to write a better one too? ;-P

Colleges and Universities, in a bid to help their graduating class secure top jobs often employ HR consultants to help their students draw up their resumes and cover letters. These are perhaps the 1st starting point to landing in your dream job.

I did stumble on 1 resume this evening. Which I can dare say is the best. Maybe all of us can take some inspiration from it.

The candidate is applying for a top management position job in many many places. He has many potential employers.

The candidate is Jesus Christ

Jesus Christ

Address: Ephesians 1:20
Phone: Romans 10:13
Website: The Bible
Keywords: Jesus Christ, Lord & Savior

My name is Jesus – The Christ. Many call me Lord! I’ve sent you my resume because I’m seeking the top management position in your heart. Please consider my accomplishments as set forth in my resume.

Qualifications:

• I founded the earth and established the heavens (see Proverbs 3:19).
• I formed man from the dust of the ground (see Genesis 2:7).
• I breathed into man the breath of life (see Genesis 2:7).
• I redeemed man from the curse of the law (see Galatians 3:13).
• The blessings of the Abrahamic Covenant comes upon your life through me (see Galatians 3:14).

Occupational Background:

• I’ve only had one employer (see Luke 2:49).
• I’ve never been tardy, absent, disobedient, slothful or disrespectful.
• My employer has nothing but rave reviews for me (see Matthew 3:15-17).

Skills & Work Experiences:

• Some of my skills and work experiences include: empowering the poor to be poor no more, healing the brokenhearted, setting the captives free, healing the sick, restoring sight to the blind and setting at liberty them that are bruised (see Luke 4:18).
• I am a Wonderful Counselor (see Isaiah 9:6). People who Listen to me shall dwell safely and shall not fear evil (see Proverbs 1:33).
• Most importantly, I have the authority, ability & power to cleanse you of your sins (see I John 1:7-9)

Educational Background:

• I encompass the entire breadth & length of knowledge, wisdom and understanding (see Proverbs 2:6).
• In me are hid all of the treasures of wisdom and knowledge (see Colossians 2:3).
• My Word is so powerful; it has been described as being a lamp unto your feet and a lamp unto your path (see Psalms 119:105).
• I can even tell you all of the secrets of your heart (see Psalms 44:21).

Major Accomplishments:

• I was an active participant in the greatest Summit Meeting of all times (see Genesis 1:26).
• I laid down my life so that you may live (see II Corinthians 5:15).
• I defeated the archenemy of God and mankind & made a show of them openly (see Colossians 2:15).
• I’ve miraculously fed the poor, healed the sick and raised the dead!
• There are many more major accomplishments, too many to mention here. You can read them on my website, which is located at: www dot – the BIBLE. You don’t need an Internet connection or computer to access my website.

References:

• Believers and followers worldwide will testify to my divine healings, salvation, deliverance, miracles, restoration and supernatural guidance.

In Summation:

Now that you’ve read my resume, I’m confident that I’m the only candidate uniquely qualified to fill this vital position in your heart. In summation, I will properly direct your paths (see Proverbs 3:5-6), and lead you into everlasting life (see John 6:47). When can I start? Time is of the essence (see Hebrews 3:15).

So will you employ him ?

Taken from Lighthouse Journal.

Peace,

jin

P.S. I don't think I'll employ Him. I'll serve him rather. ;-P

good friday and easter

Dear Sumire,

My previous week was actually kind of different from all my ordinary weeks. The whole time I was in Melaka, the church is celebrating the Holy Week. It’s the most important celebration in our Catholic's calendar; in fact it is much much more important than Christmas.

Every year, I get SMS from friends wishing me "Happy Good Friday". I don't blame them because they probably did not know and I'm more than happy and willing to explain what Good Friday truly is to them.

In truth, we mourn on Good Friday. We fast on that day. On Good Friday, we reflect on the Passion of the Christ. We commemorate the death of Jesus and his crucifixion on the cross. You might ask, why called it 'Good Friday' then?

First Peter 3:18 told us,

"For Christ died for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive by the Spirit.”

While Romans 5:8 told us;

“But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.”

We called it 'Good' Friday because Jesus chose to sacrificed himself for the sins of the world. It was a good cause. Catholic faithfuls believe that he became our Savior by dying on the cross. He was crucifix because of His love for us.

I took some pictures on Good Friday at St Peter’s Church Melaka. This is how Good Friday’s atmosphere always has been. Sad and down. That’s why in some countries, it’s known as the Black Friday.

Who could be more sad than the Virgin Mother Mary who'd to see her own blood and bone nailed on the cross?

Catholics praying around the statue of Jesus.

Christ suffered bodily pain and suffering because of His love for us.

I'm sure you'd heard before that:

"Christ was crucified and was buried, on the third day He rose again."

On Good Friday we commemorate the death of Jesus. On Easter Sunday, we celebrate the risen Lord! It's also called Pascha or also called the Feast of the Resurrection of the Lord. Catholics faithfuls believe that Jesus' will come again at the Judgment Day to judge the living and the dead.

This is probably a little too short for my readers to understand in full what Good Friday and Easter Sunday is all about. But I guess now at least you could understand that Good Friday is not as happy as you thought, and Easter Sunday is not about bunnies and colorful eggs. :-)

Thanks be to Lord Jesus Christ,

jin

god bless malaysia

Dear Sumire,

When my mum told me about the church’s arson over the ‘Allah’ dispute, I was shocked. I couldn’t believe such a thing is actually happening in Malaysia. I read it in newspaper all the time that churches are burned or destroyed in many places in the world. But I’m always grateful that I lived in Malaysia where people of all religions could chit-chat while having a nice cup of coffee together.

Are things changing now?

Maybe the ones who set the Molotov-cocktails are opportunists. They took full advantage of the havoc, when the court ruled that the non-Muslims can use the world ‘Allah’ in referring God in non-Muslim’s publications. I want to believe it is not my fellow Malay or Muslims friend who set my fellow Christian’s churches on fire. I truly want to believe that it was the work of opportunist that wanted to raise even more racial and religious panics among Malaysians.

But here are my two-cents. The request of ban itself is ridiculous. Totally ridiculous. The Christians in Sabah and Sarawak had been using the word Allah since forever. Their masses are celebrated in Bahasa. Now don’t tell me now they cannot celebrate Allah anymore.

Our God is the one and the same! He’s the One who sent Nabi Ibrahim (Abraham), Nabi Yaakub (Jacob), Nabi Musa (Moses), Nabi Daud (David), and also Nabi Isa (Jesus). Please don’t tell me to differentiate my God from your Allah. To me, He’s the One and the same. We just celebrate his Glory in our own and different ways.

If the ban of the usage of the word is to succeed, it would mean that some of us could never be able to sing our state anthem ever again, just because we’re not Muslims. It’s wrong, and unfair. Everyone have to be proud of their own state. It’s the place we come from. The feeling have no mind of what being our religion or skin color.

Perak
Dilanjutkan Allah usianya Sultan
Adil dan murah memerintah watan
Ditaati rakyat kiri dan kanan
Iman yang soleh Allah kurniakan
Allah berkati Perak Ridzuan
Allah selamatkan Negeri dan Sultan.

Pahang
Ya Allah Yang Masa Kuasa,
Lanjutkan Usia Duli Yang Maha Mulia,
Dirgahayu, Darul Makmur,
Aman dan Bahagia Sentiasa,
Ya Allah Selamatkan Duli Tuanku Raja Kami

Kelantan
Lanjutkan usia Al-Sultan kami
Sultan Kelantan raja ikrami
Aman sentosa Tuhan sirami
Kekal memerintah kami

Kasih dan taat setia disembahkan
Keriangan diucapkan
Segala kebesaran Allah cucurkan
Bertambah kemuliaan

Selangor
Duli Yang Maha Mulia
Selamat di atas takhta
Allah lanjutkan usia Tuanku
Rakyat mohon restu bawah Duli Tuanku
Bahagia selama-lamanya
Aman dan sentosa
Duli Yang Maha Mulia

Just after months we shouted Satu Malaysia, we’re facing church arsons from some barbarians without any concern towards the peace and understanding in Malaysia. I hope the issue would stop soon. I must say that I love my family, my friends, my country and my religion. And I will never want this issue to harm any of them.


If, you're like me, which is in support of the word of Allah being used by the whole nation, please don't do anything reckless. Just join this group in Facebook [We support the use of the name Allah by all Malaysians], and let us all pray in peace and hope that God hear all our prayers.

If you want to read more about Allah or God; I suggest you read these for a better understanding:
(i) Qur’an: Muslims and Christians worship same God
(ii) Allah

God bless Malaysia,
Jin

muallaf

Dear Sumire,

I thought of purchasing an original DVD if I did not watch it in the cinema. But last Sunday at Times Square, every movie and show time are fully occupied.

Me: Sherlock Holmes?
Cashier: Front row only left.
Me: Urgh.. What about Vampire’s Assistant?
Cashier: Front row left as well. All movies around night time is fully occupied.
Me: Oh.. Ok. Muallaf as well?
Cashier: Oh no. That’s available, AS EXPECTED.

He did emphasize his voice when he said the words which I capitalized. It’s as if Muallaf is a badly made film or such. And he was right, the Cineplex was almost next to empty with only ¼ occupied when I get my tickets.

If any of you haven’t watched this, please do. This is Yasmin Ahmad’s last legacy in our Malaysia’s silver screen. Although Talentime is her real last movie she’d ever made, Muallaf is the controversional movie that could hardly get passed our Malaysian’s censorship board, and thus delaying its showing for months. The reason of the huge censorship controversy is that it’d lots of sensitive issues on religion, and if all those scenes are cut, the audience won’t be able to make any sense out of the whole movie. In the end, they finally decided to mildly cut the film, and muted some of the scenes which they find controversional.

The thing is I didn’t find the movie really religious or something. It sure quotes a lot from the religious books and scriptures, but that’s it. They didn’t really convert anyone in the movie, like the English title might have suggested; “The Convert”.

This is a story of a teacher named Brian whom in some part of his life bumped into these two sisters, Rohani and Rohana whom ran away from home (or in their own words, ran away to safety).

Brian reading the Qur'an.

This is not a religious movie. To me, it’s more of a movie about a lost lamb. However, I must agree that how they portrayed the religions in the movie is quite close to the reality. People leave faith because of the skeletons in their closet. It’s all about dark past. For example, Brian’s character is a Catholic, and I can relate. About going or not going to church on Sunday, and how people yell “God will never forgive you!” to their sons. I saw the situations before (nop, no personal experience before ;-P) and I tell you, it’s pretty well portrayed in the movie.

Brian trying to understand how people can be so devoted to something so invisible.

What’s interesting about this two sisters is that they’re able to quote from the scriptures (the Quran, Holy Bible and even Tao Te Ching) down to the verse and line. What’s more spooky is that they live in a house haunted by “Uncle” the previous owner of the bungalow. And according to them, they’re running away from KL to Singapore, via Ipoh (check your map, lol).

There’s one part in the movie that suggest that people stop you from talking because they’re afraid of the unknown. People stop you from talking because they think you don’t know what you’re talking about. That’s why you shouldn’t quote from a book you don’t truly understand. Yasmin had a point right there. If the people don’t understand, educate them! Or educate us! That’s the correct way of doing stuffs, not simply ban us from speaking!

The sisters are played by Sharifah Amani and Sharifah Aleysha are very caring of one another, although they kept calling names at each other. Brian is unwillingly sucked into their uncommon practice of visiting the sick, and helping others, and discussing about religion almost 24/7. Brian as a man who lost his faith and had found himself might be able to reconnect with God through the sisters. Brian who almost severe his relationship with his mother because of his unwillingness to go to church, tried very hard to understand how and why Ani and Ana cared for strangers so willingly.

oil-painting

You know what? I won’t bable further. Go and watch this movie. Just pay your last tribute to our late Yasmin Ahmad, and enjoy the show. It’s still showing in TGV the last time I checked. If you’re still worried that this movie is controversional, let me tell you, there’s nothing controversional about a movie which revolves around love interest, family and a black cat.

Signing off,
Jin